Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:00 pm EDT
It was a great night turned sour by the actions of Brock Lesnar. That's what you're hearing in a lot circles. Maybe we should change that to Dana White turning it sour. Lesnar's Bud Light rant was stupid. You can't crack on a sponsor publicly. We get it. But White crossed the line when he tried to repeatedly convince us that the rest of Lesnar's rant was out of character and fake:
"Brock's a grouch especially the week of the fight, but he's a good guy. I believe what he said tonight ... he was in the WWE so long, he thinka has to jump in there and be the heel."
It wasn't fake and it wasn't out character. He's a grouch and a guy on the edge each time he deals with the media and steps into the cage. It simply adds to his persona as potentially the scariest guy in MMA. White even confirmed it when he said Lesnar is a little nuts:
"He gets in there, the adrenaline starts kicking, and the mouth start moving and the brain isn't sending [expletive] to the mouth."
White and Lesnar said they had it out, and the big guy got yelled at. Let's hope White made it clear what he was angry about. Because stuff like Lesnar calling for more boos, beating Mir with the horseshoe that he removed from his [expletive] and even celebrating by "getting on" his wife, was pure brilliance. There's wasn't a person who walked away from the arena, closed circuit or pay-per-view broadcast who didn't have some rush of emotion and an opinion on Lesnar. That is great for the business and great for MMA. Telling Lesnar to tone it down is not.
To hear media members act like Lesnar has just snapped a puppy's neck on live television, is comical. It appeared that one prominent ESPN writer was ready to cry during the postfight when he got into an argument over Lesnar's antics. It's all part of the show. And the fact that it made even a veteran reporter angry, means Lesnar and his "craziness" is great for MMA.
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Frankly, I find your opinion sort of juvenile. It should be self-evident that not all publicity is good publicity, and when a prominent athlete behaves like that it gives the sport a black eye. That's why in mainstream sports athletes get suspended and fined for bad behavior.
That's just my opinion, but I think a lot of people feel the same, and if White is serious about making UFC a mainstream sport instead of something for angry young men only, he should make sure there's no repeat.
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UFC needs a bad guy honestly, It sells and nobody can deny that. Now everybody and their mother is going to want to see someone step in and kick this guys ass.
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Football has then, Basketball has them, Hockey has them, These bad guy attitudes are everywhere, it was stupid I agree but MMA is not Immune to it
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It is a mainstream sport already. The ground work is laid and the folks are lining up. In truth, Brock shocked me and everyone watching, but we all agreed that it added a thrilling element. He did his little razzle dazzle, big deal considering how funny it was. I say embrace the shifts and celebrate when a more humble fella takes Brock down. Then you can "say goodnight to the bad guy." yeah, i'm calling him scarface.
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The UFC will have to get a big name to fight Lesner, because he won't be able to carry a card on his own for a while...
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Barrett Hooper
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and i wasn't looking the fight fore lesnar but fore mir.
after this disgusting show of him he deserves to be kicked out of the ufc it was awfull with no respect fore the sport the sporters or the watchers(fans) what the hell becaus we watch him he gets payed and if you give the finger against the ones who are watching you.
is like giving the finger to the one who is paying you are you mad or something if you do that on any other job your getting fired right away.
anyhow lesnar weight much over 265lbs im not crazy a blind man could see that why did the fight took place then the weight limit is 265 lbs he obvious was much heavier at fight night the why did they fight or why is the rule.
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