The next big thing....coming soon to the UFC!

whatever happened to Kamala? he was supposed to be in UFC already..

Kamala will knock out Lesnar's bitch ass then do the SPLASH and then when he's out cold.. he'll shit in his mouth!

 

McMahon put all his stock in Brock Lesnar. 7 years, 45 million is what Lesnar left behind. That might have made him the highest paid star at the time. All the stars jobbed to Lesnar. He was the company's #1 performer at that time.

 

i remember when there used to be talk about Goldberg competing in MMA....was quite keen to see that, he struck me as being a pretty incredible athlete himself although perhaps not so skillful

 

Goldberg was a huge powerful explosive guy. But he would've started too late since he was already at the tail end of his prime, still suffering from injuries in the NFL. He was born in '66.

 

yep, and by contrast Lesnar has come in at the right time age wise

 

How about Big Show?

 

You guys are acting like Brock Lesnar is the first Pro Wrestler to ever try MMA. I won't even mention the obvious ones like Ken Shamrock and Sakuraba. But remember, Randy Couture debuted in the UFC against Tony Halme, who wrestled as Ludvig Borga in the WWF.




Sean O'Haire has fought a few times in MMA. Dos Caras Jr, who recently signed with WWE, fought MMA, including Mirko Cro-Cop in Pride. Who can forget Bam Bam Bigelow against Kimo? Yuji Nagata got thrown to the wolves, fighting Fedor and Cro-Cop in his only two fights. Jushin Liger was choked out in his only MMA fight.

Brock is not the first pro wrestler to try his hand at MMA, and he most certainly won't be the last. Pro Wrestling is hurting, it's numbers are a fraction of what they were, and MMA is on it's way up, so it only makes sense.

TFK

 

Shamrock's first MMA fight was in 1993 for Pancrase.

Shamrock was wrestling in Japan and the Indies as 'Vince Torelli' as far back as 1990.


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TFK

 

I wanna see Hogan get in the cage and leg drop someone

 

I think "Hacksaw" Jim Dugan should get in the UFC! He'll hit Brock's big ass with a 2x4!

 

Yeah, I hear there is a kid at USC that won a few wrestling tournies. He should be the next champion

 

What's his name? :kidcool:

 

he is apparently Kamala's son

 

We may see more pro wrestlers coming in...but I doubt they will kick much ass.

Couture was severely oversized, old, and his style of MMA fighting was perfect for Lesner. Don't go overboard.

 

Yes, how easy it is to say this now in HINDSIGHT! There's more where Brock Lesnar came from, Explosivo. Lesnar went into MMA with 0 mma skills. He had a tremendous wrestling base but when it comes to punches, kicks, knees, elbows, submissions, submission defense.....he knew nothing!
In a matter of little over a year, he's now developed enough knowledge and skills to compete with some of the better fighters in the UFC who have been practiced in all aspects of MMA for many many years, Couture included.
Yes, I know Couture is a small man who's physically wasted away and in his older years, and I do think Couture in his physical prime probably could've taken Brock the full stretch or even won but regardless, this is a big win for the Pro Wrestlers who, IMO, are not all just a bunch of fake wrestlers as MMA purists want to believe.
Some knowledge for you:

-Bad News Brown was an Olympic Judo Bronze Medalist in the 1976 Olympics and also had an extensive submission wrestling background.

-Bob Backlund was a Division II NCAA wrestling champion at 190lbs in '71.

-The 'Iron Shiek' aka Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri was the 1971 AAU Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion at 180.5lbs. He was eliminted during the 1968 Olympic Trials but won the gold medal that same year at the Pan American Games in Mexico City.

-Scott Steiner, University of Michigan All-American, placed second in the Big Ten Conference in his sophomore, junior, and senior years.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact"> </sup>In his senior year, Steiner placed sixth in the 190 lb (86 kg) weight class of the 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships.

-Shelton Benjamin, Benjamin grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina where he was an accomplished amateur wrestler.<sup id="cite_ref-wwe_0-4" class="reference">[1]</sup> He began wrestling while in the 10th grade at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.<sup id="cite_ref-allabout_3-0" class="reference">[4]</sup> While in high school, he achieved a 122–10 win-loss record and was a two-time South Carolina state high school heavyweight wrestling champion, earning the title in both 1993 and 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-wwe_0-5" class="reference">[1]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-oww_1-4" class="reference">[2]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-allabout_3-1" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-slam_4-0" class="reference">[5]</sup> He also was a Junior College National Track Champion in the 100 meter and won the junior college national wrestling heavyweight title in 1996 while attending Lassen Junior College in Susanville, California.<sup id="cite_ref-allabout_3-2" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-slam_4-1" class="reference">[5]</sup> He was then accepted to attend the University of Minnesota, where he achieved a 36–6 win-loss record.<sup id="cite_ref-oww_1-5" class="reference">[2]</sup> Moreover, while attending the university, he was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler.<sup id="cite_ref-allabout_3-3" class="reference">[4]</sup> After graduation, he served as an assistant coach at the University and trained with future OVW tag team partner Brock Lesnar.<sup id="cite_ref-allabout_3-4" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-slam_4-2" class="reference">[5]</sup> In 1997, Benjamin went 36–6 and made 12 pins in the Big Ten Championship, in which he placed sixth.<sup id="cite_ref-slam_4-3" class="reference">[5]</sup> Instead of trying to qualify for the 2000 Olympics, Benjamin decided instead to try and pursue a professional wrestling career.<sup id="cite_ref-slam_4-4" class="reference">[5]</sup>

These are just a few of the wresters who came from a legit wrestling base, they're not just fake roided up performers.

 

Kamala was a great wrestler