MMA: Lemme speak on this...

[kexodusc]

Anybody interested in the Lesnar/Couture bout? I'm all about if only to see lesnar elevated and Couture get a warm-up in before the big dance. Evidently Lesnar, who admittedly has the most to gain, is a bit giddy himself... http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

I'm ready to concede that a Lesnar victory could potentially hurt the sport in the short term, as it would deflate the possibilty of a Fedor/Couture fight but nonetheless I'm down. I view Lesnar as a more polished Kimbo, but maybe I'm the only one to see the upside of both.

What's up with Tito's head?

Kimbo's a bad dude, but I always felt execution could overcome his nastiness. Gawd, it didn't even seem like he got rocked that hard. Poof. Funny how Petruzelli went on record saying Elite XC offered him more cash to not take Kimbo to the ground and expose his limits...instead he slugged it out and beat Kimbo at his own game in about 8 seconds.

As for Lesnar. I'm a bit worried he's being fed to Couture too early. But in fairness, Lesnar dominated both his UFC opponents and got caught once. Herring and Mir aren't exactly "average" fighters either so Lesnar isn't being fed soft opponents by any means.
He's got the background to out-wrestle Couture. He can probably outslug him. And his superhuman strength should be able to compensate for a lot of mistakes he might make otherwise. I don't know what Couture's game plan would be? Stand up? Shoot the big man's legs and hope he doesn't slam you? I'm sure Couture will figure something out and expose a flaw in Lesnar's game.

It's a no lose situation for Lesnar, a quick KO or loss to Couture just means he's not ready...yet. But a good showing, or even the unthinkable win propels his MMA career.

[bobsticks]

Well, here's a whole new wrinkle: on the way to a potential Couture/Emilianenko fight we're now looking atthe possibility of a Fedor/ Arlovski bout.

Both camps have denied any formal signings but there's already much ado and some hints in the advertising schemes. Frankly, I think this would put Randy and Fedor on equal ground during the interim as both would have to face truly qualified opponents who inarguably would present a significant challenge.

Despite a couple of subpar outings and an exposed chin, Arlovski has looked back in championship form. I've long suspected his style and talents could present formidable opposition, perhaps even greater than an aging Couture.