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rotated

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Turns out it's true. Huh. I can only guess that the WWE didn't know who Hunt was when they signed off on this because Lesnar really won't have much chance of making it out of the first round. His only chance is spending the entire fight on the ground but he's got to get close enough to do that first and he can't take a punch to save his life.
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Yes and no. Brock and his crew are no dummies, they know who Hunt is and what danger he poses. There has probably never been a fight in the UFC with a bigger gulf in natural athleticism. You also have the factor of a guy coming back from a long layoff vs a guy who should have fallen of a cliff age wise 5-6 years ago, so could show up completely out of sorts at anytime.
 
Then again, Brock is largely about the money when making these moves and if the pay day for UFC200 is high enough (and with three more years guaranteed to run on a $4million plus WWE deal) he probably is willing to risk losing if that is the only way the deal can be done.
 
Either way this is the real main event of the show, at least in terms of driving interest and attention. Can't wait.

Unco

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Yes and no. Brock and his crew are no dummies, they know who Hunt is and what danger he poses. There has probably never been a fight in the UFC with a bigger gulf in natural athleticism. You also have the factor of a guy coming back from a long layoff vs a guy who should have fallen of a cliff age wise 5-6 years ago, so could show up completely out of sorts at anytime.
 
Then again, Brock is largely about the money when making these moves and if the pay day for UFC200 is high enough (and with three more years guaranteed to run on a $4million plus WWE deal) he probably is willing to risk losing if that is the only way the deal can be done.
 
Either way this is the real main event of the show, at least in terms of driving interest and attention. Can't wait.
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Nah, not even close. Lesnar vs Herring was a bigger gulf and that was back when Lesnar was in his prime, not in his late 30's and after almost dying twice.
 
I like Lesnar as an athlete (not as a person, sounds like he's pretty nuts in real life) but honestly, I DO think Lesnar and his crew are dummies. If he weren't, he'd sack up and join a real MMA team that would push his abilities, not create his own little ragtag team and gym in his own town just because he hates travelling. I think his only real chance is to run in, get the double leg straight away and keep Hunt down on the ground long enough for Hunt to get so exhausted he won't defend anything Lesnar does (which is basically how Lesnar used to win). But I just can't see that happening, he has a somewhat typical amateur wrestlers reaction to getting punched (hates it and mentally checks out if hit hard) and he's up against probably the best striker in the UFC. Apparently Lesnar's the heavy favourite in the US at the moment, which sounds like a pretty easy pay day.
 
But yeah, you're right about the money part. Lesnar probably won't care either way. I still don't get why WWE approved it though, unless Dana just showed Vince a picture of Hunt and Vince's stupid body builder mentality made him think Hunt would be an easy beat.
 
Incredible card anyway, between the three title fights (DC/Jones, Tate/Nunes and Aldo/Edgar), Lesnar/Hunt, Cain/Browne, Zingano/Pena, Hendricks/Gastelum and so on. The only name I don't recognise on it is Enrique Marin, who doesn't have a picture on Sherdog or even a Wikipedia page, so I assume he's just being lined up to give the UFC's wonder boy Sage Northcutt an easy win.

Godder

I believe WWE approved it because Brock had them over a barrel coming up to Wrestlemania because of injuries.

MajorRage

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Incredible card anyway, between the three title fights (DC/Jones, Tate/Nunes and Aldo/Edgar), Lesnar/Hunt, Cain/Browne, Zingano/Pena, Hendricks/Gastelum and so on. The only name I don't recognise on it is Enrique Marin, who doesn't have a picture on Sherdog or even a Wikipedia page, so I assume he's just being lined up to give the UFC's wonder boy Sage Northcutt an easy win.
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Conor Who?

NTA

So, Kimbo Slice is apparently dead.

Unco

Yeah, it's messed up. I read an article just a couple hours ago saying he'd been taken to hospital and then the next minute, he's passed away. Wasn't much of a fighter but he did a great job making a name for himself on Youtube and was meant to be a super nice guy. Gutted for his family and team mates at ATT.

antipodean

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So, Kimbo Slice is apparently dead.
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Just read that. Recall watching backyard bum fights with him in them. Astonished to find he was only 42 at death.

No Quarter

I'm astonished those youtube clips of him are from nearly a decade ago, fuck time flies.

RL31

re: UFC200 
I would love love love Lesnar to win, actually think he might if he can keep Hunt on the ground. That Hunt fella is a pretty nice guy to be fair watched an interview recently re 200 and he's not happy about the drug testing shenanigans going on with Brock but was very respectful toward him. 
Brock is a money making machine so he's blatantly there for the pay cheque but I do think he's got this fight in him, health wise he isn't struggling like before. He claims he felt cheated by his illness so I think he's out to show what he's got when he is medically sound. 
Also, apparently Vince McMahon was accommodating in the sense of you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, rumours of more chance of UFC appearances on WWE events, and again it's all advertising eg Brock using his WWE entrance music, it's all making money money money,huge win-win! 
Lesnar win 2nd round, by submission! Whatcha think? 
Ps hope all you ole' Ferners are well -RL

MajorRage

Forgotten this coming. Cannot get over that card, best UFC fight card ever?
 
To think that not even a year ago McGregor & Rousey were the 2 biggest stars and neither of them are on it, shows the growth and true potential of this sport.
 
Cannot wait!

JK

Hunt for me. Round 1!

MajorRage

So the staredowns happened., Hunt Lesnar - Don't think I've ever seen 2 fighters looking so relaxed - they seemed pretty friendly!
 
Lesnar is fucking massive. He must be 30% bigger that Hunt in just about every way. He's got his work cut out thats for sure.

Unco

Jon Jones pissed hot and is off the card. What a complete fuck up.

JK

Even hunt seemed a bit shocked at how massive Brock is. Didn't seem too phased though and still looked pretty confident and relaxed

mariner4life

This article on Brock always makes me laugh
 
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Brock Lesnar is a human cheat-code. He is 300 pounds of muscle and judging by the way he darts around, I don't think mass and inertia were properly explained to him. He has so much wild animal meat inside him at any time that bears unsheath their penis bones when his scent catches the wind. Brock Lesnar is exactly what you would use if you were making an army of super clone soldiers, which explains why his outgoing voicemail message is, "I am one of you, ordinary human. You can tell me where the resistance is hiding after the beep."
Brock is such a physical beast that in his first UFC fight, his second MMA fight ever, he got matched up against the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir. Despite having about 70 seconds of professional fighting experience, Brock was manhandling Frank. He threw him down, punched him down, and scientists everywhere started calling each other, trying to figure out which of their colleagues had finally figured out how to turn into the Hulk.
Frank is a crafty submission artist, though; and while Brock was standing over him and deciding which part to smash, Frank expertly pulled him into a kneebar and tapped him out. It gave hope to martial artists everywhere that they might stand a chance in a Bigfoot attack if his joints work like ours. They don't. In fact, that's where Bigfoot keeps his milk sacs. All you're going to do is cover yourself in salty ape whey, but I'm getting off topic. After this fight, Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar both turned into impossible assholes.
For a year and a half, Frank told everyone about how stupid Brock was for getting caught in such a basic kneebar. Frank also told everyone how awesome he was for pulling off such a brilliant kneebar. Being a dick is more of an art than a science. Brock's approach to the trash talking was more primal. He was going to revenge fuck Frank Mir's corpse until his ghost had a baby.
When they had their rematch at UFC 100, complicated circumstances had led to each of them being a UFC Heavyweight Champion. Not only would they unify the belt, we'd finally see who was deadliest: Ardipithecus or Douchebag. The fight started like their first one-- Brock used his secret technique of being fifty times stronger to hold Frank down by his neck and face and punch him. The only moves Frank managed to land were several thumbs up to his corner to signal that he was still alive, somewhere under the feasting manananggal.
One criticism of Brock's fighting technique is his lack of patience. In his early MMA fights, he tended to frantically whack at his opponents like his mother just deleted his save game. This never really mattered since a sloppy half-punch from Brock Lesnar is an extinction level event for spinal fluid. He has more muscles in his forearms than a clown has in his four freezers. Brock had to marry a pro wrestler because when he shifts in his sleep it's the equivalent of The Bushwackers Irish-whipping you into a steel ladder. However, Brock's thirst for revenge had focused his rage. He wasn't spazzing away with tiny shots-- he was measuring his punches in pure hate. By the end of the first round there was so much of Frank's face on Brock Lesnar's knuckles that to this day, Frank can still taste it when Brock reaches into an elk's uterus to hide his valuables.
When Frank survived the first round, the remaining parts of his brain took one look at the beast that almost killed him and thought, "If we're not dead, that can only mean one thing: we are invincible." It's the only reason I can think of to explain why he got close to Brock and attempted a flying double knee. It had all the foresight of going to an Alabama family reunion without a condom. Sure enough, Frank bounced off and fell onto his back. It was such an open invitation to a ravaging that I think he might have been trying to confuse and overload Brock Lesnar's sex glands.
Brock fell on him like he was working a jackhammer, and Frank's desperate attempt to roll away from the beating only made things worse. The referee stopped the fight right before it became a recipe for Swedish meatballs. Brock celebrated by taunting the bloody remains of Frank Mir. He screamed, "Talk all the shit you want now!" Then, mad with revenge, he started flipping off the crowd. Because seriously, fuck those guys for just sitting there and letting him liquify a human. 12,191 MMA fans in attendance and none of them thought to bring tranquilizer darts? That's poor planning. There aren't enough Coors Lights in The Mandalay Bay Events Center to drop a Brock Lesnar after it's made a fresh kill.
 
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-revenge-matches-in-mma-history/'>http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-revenge-matches-in-mma-history/</a>

kiwiinmelb

Has there ever been another kiwi sportsman that is a bigger star outside NZ than he is in it ? 
 
Interesting with Hunt , probably more a refection on the sport of UFC than himself though .

Godder

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Has there ever been another kiwi sportsman that is a bigger star outside NZ than he is in it ? 
 
Interesting with Hunt , probably more a refection on the sport of UFC than himself though . 
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If you accept Chess as a sport, GM Murray Chandler was in the world top 20 for much of the 80s, played for the English team back when they were the world #2 after the USSR, and is one of the very few players in history with a plus score against Kasparov (lifetime score is 2-0 in Chandler's favour, one of which was in 1985 which is the year Kasparov became world champion).

mooshld

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If you accept Chess as a sport, GM Murray Chandler was in the world top 20 for much of the 80s, played for the English team back when they were the world #2 after the USSR, and is one of the very few players in history with a plus score against Kasparov (lifetime score is 2-0 in Chandler's favour, one of which was in 1985 which is the year Kasparov became world champion).
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Check and Mate kiwiinmelb!
 
I will get my own coat!

Dice

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Has there ever been another kiwi sportsman that is a bigger star outside NZ than he is in it ? 
 
Interesting with Hunt , probably more a refection on the sport of UFC than himself though . 
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I'd say Ray Sefo is another one.
 
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/LnT7RQk.gif" alt="LnT7RQk.gif">
 
One of my favorite KOs ever.

MN5

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This article on Brock always makes me laugh
 
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-revenge-matches-in-mma-history/'>http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-revenge-matches-in-mma-history/</a>
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Outstanding humour.
 
That was full of guffaws and chortles from the first word.

The Silver Fern

UFC / MMA