Fedor Would Have Destroyed Lesnar

There should be no doubts now as to how technically inept Brock Lesnar is - Fedor would have destroyed him. Brock did great in the little time that he had and Dana White is no stranger to making money. The MMA media is still largely immature and followed along with Dana's hype. Brock lacks significant technical skills to deal with the best fighters in the world. In my opinion, Alistair Overeem and Fedor Emelianenko are the two best in the world right now hands down. Cain is third but coming up fast. We need to stop sucking up to the UFC as much as we want one organization ... the NBA of MMA. We're not close to that yet. Brock Lesnar would not make the NBA.

Over Hyped Lesnar Exposed

Over-hyped Brock Lesnar was finally exposed after just barely beating mechanic and previously caught steroid user Shane Carwin. Cain Velasquez beat Brock tonight in a fight very similar to the Carwin fight with the only difference being the referee stopped the fight this time. With Alistair Overeem and Fedor Emelianenko not in the UFC I have to think the heavyweight division just isn't up to snuff in the UFC. Cain is solid and looking like a future heavyweight star but heavyweight talent just isn't in the UFC at the moment. However, I do think Junior Dos Santos and Velasquez can eventually be the top heavyweights in the world. The post Brock era can be truly good (not just a bunch of over hyped box office stars).

I think Brock will be back but probably never win the title again. Potentially a rematch with Frank Mir or Shane Carwin. Brock was humble in defeat and understood that he wasn't at the same level as Cain. Brock was strong at the start coming out with aggression and trying to take the fight to the ground, however, Cain was able to control where the fight played out and eventually got the TKO stoppage.

UFC 121 Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez

It's time now for Brock's next fight against Cain Velasquez and the excitement and hype are through the roof. The UFC is doing a great job promoting the fight. At the weigh in earlier, Brock looked significantly bigger than Cain. The fight is hard to predict. Are we all over hyping Cain? Will Brock take him down and pound him out? It seems likely but everyone seems to be hyping Cain based on his Nogueira victory. I'm not sure that victory holds much weight given that Frank Mir destroyed Nogueira easier than Cain did. It feels like Brock will destroy him but hard to say. The card is solid with Jake Shields and Tito Ortiz on it as well. This is great news given that last two stinker UFC cards.

Top 3 Most Anticipated Fights Remaining in 2010

Looking at both MMA and Boxing I wanted to highlight the top 3 most anticipated fights left in the year:

1. Amir Khan vs Marcos Maidana: This is the ultimate brawler vs boxer fight. Two of the top light welterweights in boxing go at it in what will be a classic fight. I expect Khan to out box Maidana for a decision but expect some fireworks along the way.

2. Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez: Brock Lesnar is a huge draw no matter who he fights but Velasquez is good so this one should be very interesting. Size and power versus technique is how it is being billed.

3. Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito: Margarito is coming off a layoff and this is unfortunately not the best fight out there but it will be a challenge for Manny since Margarito is way bigger than him. Also, if Pacquiao wins he will become a world champion in yet another weight division at junior middleweight.

Steroids Steroids Steroids ... in the UFC

With the recent rash of championship calibre UFC fighters testing positive for steroids (Chael Sonnen being the biggest name to date), I wonder what will happen to thwart the danger of one of these guys doing serious damage in the ring to another fighter. It's very much about the integrity of the sport (don't get me wrong) but in the case of MMA there is a serious danger that doesn't exist nearly as much in other sports. That danger is the health of an opponent being put at risk. If Chael had seriously hurt Anderson Silva (the best pound for pound fighter on the planet) can you imagine the repercussions and potential damage to the UFC. To say that Chael was stupid is an understatement (assuming he did this - he is appealing). Anyways, I just think the UFC needs to think about the additional risk they particularly have versus other sports.