Brutal Kick Sends MMA Fighter Brock Lesnar Into Retirement
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Brock Lesnar (Photo from MMAjunkie.com)
(AP)Brock Lesnar retired from mixed martial arts after Alistair Overeem stopped him with one vicious kick to the body at 2:26 of the first round in their heavyweight bout at UFC 141 on Friday night.
Lesnar is the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view star and the former heavyweight champion, but his return from a 14-month injury absence ended with Lesnar staggering and crumpling against the cage. He couldn’t recover from a kick from Overeem (36-11), the 6-foot-5 Dutch kickboxing star making his UFC debut.
AP
Lesnar (5-3) is a former NCAA champion wrestler and pro-wrestling star who rose swiftly to the top of MMA. But he has fought just three times in the past 2½ years while dealing with bouts of diverticulitis, a lower-intestinal ailment that nearly killed him.
“I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight is the last time,” Lesnar said. “This is the last time you’ll see me in the octagon.”
The 34-year-old Lesnar‘s announcement stunned fans who realized he faced a difficult matchup in the UFC’s traditional end-of-the-year event in its hometown. The matchup was a classic MMA clash of styles, with Lesnar‘s brutal wrestling contrasting sharply with Overeem’s vicious striking.
AP
Overeem is three years younger but much more experienced than Lesnar, hurting the former champion at least twice earlier in the round with knees to the stomach while Lesnar failed in his attempts at takedowns.
“I promised my wife and my kids if I won this fight, I would get a title shot, and that would be my last fight,” Lesnar said. “But if I lost tonight … you’ve been great.”
Overeem will get the next shot at UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, who watched from a seat near the octagon.
Overeem is a champion kick boxer who has fought in multiple promotions over the past decade, winning titles in Dream and Strikeforce with nearly unbeatable striking and size. He joined the UFC in September, finally presenting his formidable skills and intimidating physique to the sport’s largest audience.
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UFC President Dana White might have given an immediate title shot to Overeem if the timing had been better, but Dos Santos only claimed Velasquez’s belt in early November. Overeem welcomed a debut against Lesnar, even guaranteeing a knockout in the first two rounds.
“Today was all about bad intentions,” Overeem said. “First or second round, I promised. … I worked on my takedown defense a lot. Brock is an excellent wrestler, so I had to step up my game.”
The undercard at the MGM Grand Garden featured two upsets: Lightweight Nate Diaz won a bloody unanimous decision over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone with superior boxing, and Johny Hendricks stopped welterweight star Jon Fitch with one punch just 12 seconds into their bout.
Lesnar hadn’t fought since losing his heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October 2010, cancelling a bout against Junior Dos Santos last June in Vancouver after another bout of diverticulitis, the lower intestinal ailment that nearly killed him a year earlier.
Lesnar became the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view star in remarkably short order after taking up MMA, and the hulking former NCAA wrestling champion and fake pro wrestler kept his unparalleled popularity during his absence. Lesnar used the time off to modify both his diet and his standup game, attempting to improve his biggest weakness.
As it turned out, Lesnar couldn’t improve enough to contend with the supremely skilled Overeem, who embraced Lesnar afterward.
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Comments (152)
FoundersKeeperUSA
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:39pmLooks like he took a dive and got paid and is retiring. That kind of crap has killed boxing and it will kill ufc as well. I used to watch as many boxing matches i could i loved the sport, now its sad when you see a warrior clearly will and the scores come back and hes lost. Even the anouncers are in shock on live tv.
Report Post »Texas84
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:09amHave you ever been kicked in the liver? Tryi it once then say he took a dive.
Report Post »Markf
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:10amReally? I would like to see you take those knees to the body. If that man kickied me in the side i would take a dive to. Regards, Markf
Report Post »ninja
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 10:13amHis character would not let him take a dive. If you knew his whole story you might understand.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 11:19amNo, he didn’t take a dive. When you‘re hit in the body like that it sometimes stuns you momentarily before you’re ABLE to cringe and fold up.
Plus he has a nasty intestinal disease that would be unbearably exacerbated in pain taking a hit like that to the trunk. That’s like getting hit with a baseball bat right across your trunk.
Report Post »Xxoax
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 12:17pmYah you need to think before you speak, A liver shot is nasty there is always a delay before the pain hits you like a Mack truck!
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 6:06pmI would like to start a fund to pay Alistair Overeem to kick the following:
JZS
Tower7FEMACamp (AKA Tower7_Truth)
Enicom (AKA Mocine)
Poverty.Sucks
V-Man Lace
TechEngine11
Feel free to ad to the list :-)
Report Post »jzs
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 10:44pmI did WWE during the ‘02 and ’03 just to make enough money to get by, then I switched to MMA. What I found was that the fake stuff you see in WWE is replaced by the corruption in MMA. Of course this guy took a fall. He was ready to go and lined up some deals. I’ve been on the inside and know how all these outfits operate.
I was a contender for the WWE title but my acountant explained to me that I’d make more money taking falls than by kicking a-. Being the capitalist that I am, I took the money, got hit a few times and have now retired with a beach home on the coast sans brain damage. I‘m not saying you shouldn’t drink beer and watch those shows because you paid for my retirement. But I am telling you it’s all fake, the MMA as much as the the WWE. But I appreciate what you’ve done for me!
Report Post »Bill Burns
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 3:43amJZS re your quote: “I was a contender for the WWE title but my acountant explained to me that I’d make more money taking falls”<===As usual you are FOS.
JZS I have never seen you be right on any subject and your record is intact. If you and that 14" neck of yours was a "contender for the WWE title" I can make gold with a hammer.
Report Post »Ohello
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 11:29pmHe took a shot to the testicles. Try yourself sometime, you’ll be incapacitated faster than he was.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:45amSomebody quick get @jzs an extinguisher. His pants are on fire.
On second thought, let them burn.
Report Post »PanicFire
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:53amI watched the fight and the kick that did him in was one of the hardest hitting one‘s I’ve seen. His body on the opposite side even showed the force of it.
Brock shouldn’t have fought so soon after his surgery to remove part of his intestines. I suspect Dana White was pushing to have him fight earlier than he was physically ready to.
Report Post »BrianA
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:15pmUFC is just 2 guys trying to prove that they could rape each other. Such an idiotic sport. Somebody is going to die in the ring eventually.
Report Post »floridacockleburr
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 10:03pmgoogle Doug Dedge.
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 10:57pmAnd ‘Dancing with the Starz’ is soooooo sheek and ‘in’ and wondrous and your eyes just glaze over at the glitz and glamoour… righhhhhht, Briana- you are soooo sweet, perfect and… DUH. I‘ll bet you’re even blonde.
Report Post »mmabri
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:05pmYou know your parents wanted a boy, and wanted to name him Brian. Thats why they named you Briana…..just saying.
Oh, and as far as deaths go in MMA , from the time MMA became a sanctioned sport (roughly 15 years) there have only be 3 deaths in the world,, and only one was from a sanctioned promotion, and it was due to a pre exsiting condition. Now go google any other major professional sport and see how many deaths they’ve had in lets say the past 15 years….heck make it just the past 5 years and you‘ll still come up with more deaths then in MMA’s entire history.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:06pmYa I always figured that always just way to much manflesh on manflesh.And if you got to fight it had better be something worth fighting for.I sorry money not a good reason.Just look at the boxers,most have some type of brain damage.Then also agin look at the bloodsports in old Rome.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 12:39amIf I had cable I’d watch this show every day. And NASCAR too. But the thing is you have to pay money to get cable.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 1:17am@jzs
Report Post »Since your momma won’t pay for your cable just go back down to the basement and cry.
thepatriotdave
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 1:25amAnd some people die when hit by a vehicle while crossing the street to get a cup of coffee.
Report Post »Just because a Sport shows blood as a regular part of the game doesn‘t mean it’s any less legit than Ping Pong. MMA is one of the most technical Sports there is and it’s actually less dangerous to the fighters than Boxing. And you will find it’s a sport that requires absolute dedication by the participants. Luck plays a very small part in MMA!
Darren
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 1:35amBriana;
It’s kinda weird for me. Growing up I always found boxing brutal but I loved MMA when I first saw it after it tightend up the rules regarding what‘s allowed and what’s not. Now I find boxing boring compared to MMA.
Report Post »libertytreecaretaker
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 3:17amMMA is the most exciting and challenging sport there is today. That being said I would never fight for sport because fighting to me is only for life or death. My hats off to these men who do it time and again.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 3:23amSuch are the risks of the ‘game.’ Too bad, so sad.
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 3:42amGreat sport. Makes boxing ho-hum though….
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 8:24amI’d rather watch MMA than Dancing with the Stars anyday….and I’m a woman who is not gay.
Report Post »Texas84
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:10amCount how many people have been killed boxing. Then in mma. See which one wins.
Report Post »DoubleThrowDown
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 12:06pmThat’s the beautiful thing about America, if u don‘t like it don’t watch it. Maybe you should get with code pink or some other liberal whiners and try to get it banned in the USA. That way we can ship those jobs overseas also, since that seems to be the liberal agenda
Report Post »Christhefarmer
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 12:43amBlah blah blah, look these guys walk out of the octagon, go in the back sit down and have a team of doctors look at them. All go and get cat scans people that get ko go that night. In boxing if you get ko but get back up within ten secs your cleared to go get ko again get up within ten secs you can do it again. That is why boxers have brain damage, in mma you get ko the ref stops it right away if not the other guy hops on you hits you a few times then the ref stops it. In the nfl they give you pain pills and send you right back out (or they did). NFL NBA sells drugs fight dogs rape women beat fans dwi’s fight during games ect ect you still have a job you still get paid. UFC you get fired, a mid level star in the UFC punch the other guy after the fight was over and was jobless 5min later. The first UFC had all martial arts come and see who was best, bjj shocked the world. A correction was made in the fighters to avoid going to the ground, more corrections were made to go to the ground. Look what you see now is the most efficient way for people to fight without weapons, if your too childish to understand this go right ahead and call it gay… doesn’t bother anyone who likes the sport just makes you look foolish. 50iq or lower…. e.a.d to cover both sides Marcus Luttrell, Harry Reid, if you think they are both dumb, Japanese, Chinese, Greek, Roman, Russian, Dutch, Africa…. oh and every other place around the world from the start of time, just admit your weak and hate tag to
Report Post »mexneck
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:11pmI don’t think anyone who gets in the ring to duke it out with other well trained athletes can be regarded as anything less than a badass. Sport? This isn’t about sport, this is about survival.
Report Post »Markf
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:19amNope, the training to do the Muay thia, the stand up part takes years and EXTREME cardio. The training to do the groundwork, BJJ or combat submission wrestling takes years. They are both VERY technical. The conditioning to be in the best physical condition to have a shot takes years. To do all three at the same time is a lifestyle. Hats off to both men. Regards, Markf
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:06pmThe warrior spirit has been a tradition from the dawn of mankind – and will be with us as long as humanity exists (unless the LIBERAL emasculated ritalin-doped staple-faced girl-jeans wearing emo Obama voters get their way).
I have done Muy Thai and Kenpo – and I know guys who do MMA. These guys train hard and put their bodies on the line. Can’t speak for all but the guys I know are good-hearted people.
Best wishes to Mr. Brock Lesnar and his family in this next chapter of their lives!
Report Post »V1ct0r
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:50pmJust registered and logged in to say that all you guys knocking these men sound like a bunch of limp wristed candy asses.
You sound like you’ve never had a real fight in your lives.
You watch football where gangs of men run at each other like rams over an offshaped ball, but two real men who go in there to fight man on man are labeled as stupid or worse.
It’s sickening how pussified the people of the US have become.
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 10:11pmV1CTOR, you just nailed it! I’m a woman, and I love football, boxing and pro wrestling. Puny, wimpy men always insult the hard contact sports, because they can’t compete. Women love watching those big, hard, strong men. The wimps, on the other hand, are invisible to us. Why do you think 14-year-old boys always strive to make the football or basketball team in junior high? While they’re out on the field showing off their stuff and attracting the pretty girls, the wimps are sitting in the bleachers feeling bitterly jealous and resentful.
Report Post »Texas84
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:12amI agree. The comments here are really stupid.
Report Post »foobear
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 6:42amAgreed, Victor.
Our culture has become one of wimps.
Report Post »GadsdenPatriot
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:21pmOnly an idiot gets a tatoo of a knife pointed at his own throat. Nevertheless, it’s a shame.
Report Post »jasmer
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 8:07amCouldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/07/12/ufc-fighter-brock-lesnar-is-a-jackass/
Report Post »garbagecanlogic
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:12pmHey brock baby, all those bad-ass tatts didn’t help you one bit did they. Guess you are not the big bad-ass you like to make out you are!
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
Report Post »The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
SpeckChaser
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 3:02amYea, he is such a baby. I bet if you climbed into the ring you would show him what a real badass looks like.
Report Post »Commonsense Libertarian
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 12:25pmI would like to see your testicular fortitude after a bout with diverticulitis. Having several inches of your intestines removed a year before being kicked in the core. I‘m willing to bet you wouldn’t have the balls to keep training hard after almost loosing your life. Let alone step back into the octagon with a beast like overeem.
Report Post »ipsphxaz
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:10pmDid you hear him fart?? kick the fart right out off him! lucky he didn’t ****.
Report Post »slindsley
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:29pmI thought that was Overeem….
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:52pmMost people taking shots like that wouldn’t just fart, they would take a dump right there in their shorts, number 1 and 2.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:57pmMuch of the ground game is waiting for the other to make a mistake, very much a chess match at the higher levels of the sport. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is part of every top fighters arsenal. One mistake and the fight can end in an instant.
Report Post »FantaGirl
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:44pmAs a practitioner of MMA, I have to say that a lot of you are very ignorant in how much physics and anatomy goes into Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (The two fighting styles everyone in MMA studies, regardless of whether they study others). These competitions are not just for ‘two idiots beating each other up’. It’s two sportsman testing themselves, in order to see how good they are. It is true, that some of them do it for fun, but that is not at the heart of MMA. If all one did was go to Kickboxing class (and Muay Thai is essentially kickboxing) and train, doing what the teacher said, many of them would never find that a lot of what they’re doing could be improved by actually fighting. Lo and Behold, MMA is how they do it. If you want to see how ignorant these fighters really are, come into a Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class some time. You’ll be amazed at how much Physics is incorporated. Thank you for reading and God bless. Happy new Year.
Report Post »LoneWolfeMcQuade
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:09pmmma is a bastardized version of martial arts with no respect taught…
Report Post »saranda
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:36pmUFC doesn’t care about the beauty or style of the underlying martial arts. They only care about being as brutal as possible to attract the meatheads who will pay to sit this garbage.
Report Post »Markf
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:26amLoneWolfeMcQuade You should go to a local Gym or dojo, meet the guys, see the respect they have for you and each other before you say something that stupid.
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:40pmIt is amazing what some will do for money.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:55pmHow is it amazing? Men have fought each other in hand to hand combat as a contest for centurys!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:23pmI’ve watched MMA for years and never liked Brook Lesnar. The Art of Fighting is one thing but, Lesnar always seemed to enjoy pounding on people just for the joy of pounding on people. My Monk senses are tuned pretty well and Lesnar set them off every time I saw him. I can’t explain it. I just knew it. Bad vibes. I‘m glad he’s retiring and I hope his health improves.
Report Post »TheCoffinMaker
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:24pmWhat the hell are you people watching?
One guy kicks another in the nuts and that’s fair?
Jeez
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:37pm@TheCoffinMaker
Report Post »That happens sometimes on accident but didn’t happen in the video I watched of this fight. That was a knee to an inner thigh. Watch it again and listen to the announcer. When it does happen the fighter gets up to 5 minutes to recover.
LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:50pmTheCoffinMaker
Report Post »Are you blind? There was no kick in the nuts. it was to the body, to the liver to be precice. Last time I checked the liver was not in the scrotum
LoneWolfeMcQuade
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:15pmcoffinmaker: they do not through anything high because their opponent will catch them and take them down…..where is the sport in doing this
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:37pmSorry, no sympathy here. When you purposely participate in an activity where the only object is to see who can hurt the other person the most, you might get ………….. hurt.
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:16pmDon’t think he was looking for sympathy. He was a good fighter who’s time to retire came. He‘s a good ol’ country boy that became pretty successful.
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:12pmI did not watch this crap……but I am just wondering if thia is a new version of footballs?
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:06pm2 morons beating each other up… you have to have an IQ of 50 just to watch this…
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:18pmYour ignorance is blatant. MMA is an extremely intelligent sport. Anyone who isn’t just as strong upstairs as they are in their arms and their legs is destined for nothing more than a trip to the hospital.
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:22pm“MMA is an extremely intelligent sport” LMAO it is nothing more than the WWF on steroids and gone wild….
Report Post »mmabri
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:23pmSpoken by moron that has less than a 50 IQ. Maybe you should inform yourself about the sport before making any kind of judgement. By the way. I been training in MMA for over 26 years of my life, and I love it. I’m also a college graduate, vetern of the Panama Invasion and First Gulf War, and speak 3 different langauages. Hows that for your 50 IQ.
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:30pmWell, are you enlisted into the ranks of the professional MMA and going for the title? Do you do it for a living?? This is nothing more than street fighting in a ring…
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:34pmUgly, stupid goons. Obama voters.
Report Post »mmabri
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:39pmActually for a time I did fight professionally. I have fought Muay Thai bouts in Thailand and Japan during the late 80‘s and 90’s. I would have gone the fight route for a living, but then I met my first wife, and….well thats a long story. As for MMA bouts I have fought in them before but much smaller promotions than the UFC. Now being 44 I’m to old for it, and just train for the workout it gives me.
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:40pm“LMAO it is nothing more than the WWF on steroids and gone wild….”
You obviously have no clue what you’re talking about so are resorting to rectal vocalization. I’ll just leave it at that.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:40pmMaximus_Delta
Report Post »It is a thinking mans sport, its a game of chess with all the moves and counters. Your the ignorant one. GSP is a great example. He comes up with a strong game plan for every oponant, and exicutes it perfectly.
Pucci
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:44pmoh oo– someone with a little wewe is intimidated.
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:56pm“It is a thinking mans sport, its a game of chess with all the moves and counters. Your the ignorant one. GSP is a great example. He comes up with a strong game plan for every oponant, and exicutes it perfectly.”
Precisely. MMA is extremely chess-like. And anyone who hasn‘t studied and scrutinized his opponent’s strengths, weaknesses, and strategies months ahead of time is destined for humiliating failure. I personally don’t like George Saint-Pierre at all. I find him to be annoying, overly cocky, and show-boaty; yet even I highly respect his skills and would certainly never stoop to equating him with street fighting thugs like our good friend Maximus did.
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:06pmIf MMA fighters were nothing more than street fighting thugs, then you would think that when an ACTUAL street fighting thug (Kimbo Slice) tried to make a successful MMA career that he would have excelled. Unfortunately for him he turned out to be an absolute joke.
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:22pmReally? Or it is a place hwere martial artists willingly fight each other for the honor of winning the title. Most of these folks have their degrees and are former NCAA wrestlers. For some reason Boxing is okay but MMA (which has had far fewer fatalities than boxing) is “brutal crap.” Read the history of pancrase, educate yourself on Jiu Jitsu, and understand the sport before you bash it. Or go back to watching chess and let us men enjoy what we want to enjoy.
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 3:36am@AMERICA4EVER
Btw genius, Brock Lesnar is a Republican.
How‘s that stank foot of your’s taste?
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:06pmThe one thing that Lesnar could never do is defense. He has no defensive game. No way to take a punch and attack them on the way out. His only defense was to hid until the person paused the punches and then got back up. Well that was not going to work in this fight. His fight against Shane Carwin should have ended in the first round when he was hiding and running out the clock. You can do all the weights and tossing heavy rope around all you want but if your training camp will not work on what happens when you get hit, because they are to scared to hit you, you will lose.
Lets hope Dana White will toss him some more money in another 14 months to try all over again. He will be at least 2-3 wins away from trying for the belt now and he does not want to do the grind all over again.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:12pmBrock has very little fighting experience let alone mma experience and Overeem has fought all his life and the outcome of this fight was never in doubt.I believe Overeem will crush Junior,he’s a very dangerous man.
Report Post »Dan_o
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:33pmI would disagree in that Lesnar not only showed he could take a punch, survive, recover and win the fight, he also had an amazing amount of speed for a man of his size. It’s clear from the result of the Lesnar/Carwin fight the ref made the correct call in not stopping it. Personally, I wanted Carwin to win, but what Lesnar did in that fight was impressive.
If he had been a trained fighter earlier in his life (besides the wresting), I wonder how long he would have stayed on top. I’m not a fan of his, per se, but he was fun to watch for the short time he was a UFC fighter. It’s also good to Overeem break out of the K-1 arena. He’s always been impressive looking, but you could tell he hadn’t reached his potential. Good for him.
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:01pm2 retards beating each other up…
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:20pmAnd one ****** posting.
(Hint hint: said ****** is you)
Report Post »mmabri
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:26pmSpoken by a someone that couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag.
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:31pmI did get out of a bag once, but it was wet….
Report Post »bioya1
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:46pmMaximus Moronis
Report Post »gothope
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:23pmdidn’t look like ron paul and donald trump to me
Report Post »TANK3584
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:00pmWe all know that champions one day thier day will come….Brocks is a champion which he earned….Now we have Overeem,he will now start to defend his title,which one day he will lose to another fighter….Either way they are all great legions in thier own way…..UFC….ROCKS!!
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:10pmAlistair is not defending any title yet. He’s on a good run, he’s won 11 of his last 12 fights and deserves his shot at the title. As for Alistair against JDS, anything could happen, either one has the skill and power to knock out the other. If one knocks out the other, either way, it wont be a shocker, a good fight, but no shocker.
Report Post »sjohn70037
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:58pmSo you guys really like watching two sweaty steroid freaks crawl all over each other do ya? Put the GI Joe dolls down and go outside and play ball.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:18pmNo we would rather see young boys grow up to be candya$$e$ who can’t fight and are weak.
Report Post »LostInTheSpin
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:33pmyou sound like a prissy little effeminate man…do i sense repressed sexual attraction to mma fighters?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:34pmPersonally, there should be a law against MMA.. I find this type of fighting repulsive.. those who watch this sort of stuff have issues. What kind of person gets pleasure out of mean beating the hell out of each other?? Not I! God help us!
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:39pmABBYGIRL1994, its a free country. The two competitors are both consenting adults do something they enjoy. But for some stupid reason, you have a problem with that. Dont like it? Dont watch, thats how it works.
Report Post »SHOOTnCRASH
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:41pmyour reaction is pretty repulsive.
Report Post »oldironsides
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:48pmyou sound just like my wife – i think it must be chromosomal, a guy thing
Report Post »Fla Del
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:51pmIts OK Abbygirl. Most women do not understand the sport. Women would rather put a man down, for life, with words and attitude. The result is the same.
Report Post »These guys know what they are doing and they make a ton on money doing it.
BSdetector
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:54pmUnfortunately for you, Comrade abbygirl1994, America is still a free country.
Report Post »Please take your freedom hating butt over to media matter where you’ll be in good company.
Psychosis
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:06pmdont like it, dont watch it
Report Post »Abbygirlsucksass
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:10pm@abbygirl: First its a free country, second they are adults, third fighting in the UFC is safer than boxing, fourth you are a complete tool, fifth if people wanted your retarded comments we would squeeze them out of you. thanks for playing.
Report Post »Zcat
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:21pmI watched this fight on pay-preview, it didn’t last long. I‘m surprized those punishes didn’t undo his surgery.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:30pmBrocks weakness, all along, has been his complete inability to handle getting tagged in the face. He falls apart when it happens, more than any other top heavyweight. Brock was made to order for Alistair, a big, fast, puncher and kicker.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:50pmOvereem will crush Junior he’s just a beast a k-1 level champion.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:15pmIts known as the liver kick and can make the biggest monster into wimp
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:51pmSomewhere Bas Ruten is smiling.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:14pmBas was a big fan of the liver shot. Dropping guys with a single body shot is impressive, and when its placed just right, it drops the toughest men to their knees.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:24pmLIBSALWAYSLIE You ever hear Bas tell the story of Overeem taking out five bouncers in a club?
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:27pmTurned off like a light switch.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:08pmLook out Romney. Ron Paul is about to do this to you! HA!
Report Post »Miami
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:20pmSo you‘d have him do this to an American but you’re fine with him placating too Iran…..?
Perfect reason to sidestep Ron Paul and dismiss you…!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:48pmMMA doesn’t allow purse swinging.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:50pmyep Miami…i think he should hit him…geee you are stupid.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:14pmYou wrote it, I guess it should be taken that you Rontrons are always talking out your A$$
Report Post »Large Eagle
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:48pmWere’s the video
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:54pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSC-XB_n_4I
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:54pmyou have to search for it, and most of them are removed by ufc, i found one. doesn’t look like that brutal a kick, the guy just wasn’t able to handle it. there were people who thought lesnar was hype all along. search for cro cop kicks and see how he kicks straight to the temple knocking people out, those are brutal kicks.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:46pmAs a HUGE MMA fan , it’s been amazing to see what Brock Lesnar has accomplished in such a short amount of time . He’s the biggest draw in UFC history . For him to have had back to back career threatening bouts with this disease and to have come back to fight again both times is truly incredible.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:45pmI watched the fight, the kick landed perfectly. Lesnar got his butt wooped, but took it like a man. For the first time he showed some humility, and I’m sure he earned some respect.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:55pmYou’re spot on , that liver shot was like hitting a bullseye . The first knee to the stomach was punishing too . He tried to act like it didn’t hurt but you could clearly see the effects .
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:13pmExactly, the kick hit the target, and Alistair does kick hard, very hard. When a hard kick lands in the right spot, no one can withstand the pain.
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