Posts Tagged "Brock Lesnar"
UFC: Time to promote its new stars
By E. Spencer Kyte, 8 Jun 2012
Brock Lesnar is long gone, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is sidelined thanks to a knee injury, and Alistair Overeem is on the shelf because he’s, well, because he’s “Ubereem”, to be quite honest.
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UFC 141 throws expectations into chaos
By ErinT, 8 Jan 2012 Leading into the final week of 2011, the landscape within the UFC seemed pretty clear. All this changed with one event on December 30th 2011.
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Lesnar thrashed, but should be defended
By Joel Smith, 4 Jan 2012 It didn’t take long for the internet hate machine to roll into gear following the now-retired Brock Lesnar’s admittedly feeble loss to Alistair Overeem in their title eliminator at UFC 141 on Saturday.
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Lesnar vs Overeem: UFC 141 Main Event Live blog
By Adam Santarossa, 31 Dec 2011 You cannot ask for a better way to ring in the New Year: Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. Join us for the final and one of the biggest fights of 2011 for the UFC.
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Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem is a big end to the year for the UFC, in all senses of the word.
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UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem leaves subtlety at the door
By Sam Brown, 30 Dec 2011 There is a refreshing lack of subtlety and a sniff of the old school MMA about the main event of UFC 141.
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UFC 141: Exclusive Interview with Alistair Overeem
By KarenTouma, 28 Dec 2011 Alistair Overeem will make his long awaited debut in the UFC this weekend at UFC 141 where he will take on former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in the number one contender match.
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UFC 131 preview and predictions
By Sam Cupitt, 12 Jun 2011 Sunday’s UFC 131 card may be missing its biggest drawcard in Brock Lesnar, but the event still packs a punch.
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UFC 131: Opportunity knocks
By Adam Santarossa, 10 Jun 2011 Whilst UFC 131 was dealt a major blow with the withdrawal of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar from the main event, it has done a pretty good job of re-tuning to give us something almost as exciting.
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The UFC heavyweight division: life after Lesnar
By Sam Cupitt, 10 Jun 2011 This Sunday’s UFC 131 was meant to feature The Ultimate Fighter 13 coaches, Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos squaring off for a shot at Cain Velasquez’s heavyweight title. However, Lesnar’s diverticulitis reared its head again and he had to be replaced by once beaten powerhouse, Shane Carwin.
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UFC injury crisis just the nature of the beast
By Adam Santarossa, 9 Jun 2011 The UFC has recently seen two of its most hyped cards of 2011 decimated through injury. UFC 130 was dealt a massive blow when the much anticipated rematch between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard was postponed due to injuries to each fighter.
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The real winners and losers from UFC 121
By Jason Tulio, 27 Oct 2010 In less than a round, ‘Brocktober’ had crumpled in a massive heap. It was billed as the “biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history” – and while this marketing slogan is up for debate, there’s no arguing the significance of Cain Velasquez’s victory against former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Brock Lesnar.
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Why Velasquez will be the next UFC champ
By Adam Santarossa, 23 Oct 2010 Most mixed martial arts fans think Brock Lesnar is unstoppable, and I will readily admit that Lesnar is one fearsome beast. For the last three years he has dominated the UFC, marching through to the top of the heavyweight division by beating Frank Mir, Randy Couture and Shane Carwin no less.
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Brock Lesnar: an overrated man-tank?
By Neville Howard, 30 Jun 2010
At 33 years of age, the question begs asking: could Brock Edward Lesnar be the most over-hyped MMA fighter ever?
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