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At UFC 81 , former WWE pro wrestler Brock Lesnar will make his UFC debut against Frank Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champ. Here's how UFC is promoting the event: UFC President Dana White says in that promotional video, "If Brock Lesnar can back up all the things he's saying, he might become the biggest star in mixed martial arts." White might be right about that -- Lesnar is already a big ...
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Will Brock Lesnar Kill MMA?
Bloody Elbow —
It's being suggested a Lesnar win over Frank Mir will be good for the UFC and bad for the sport of MMA: UFC President Dana White says in that promotional video, "If Brock Lesnar can back up all the things he's saying, he might become the biggest star in mixed martial arts." ...
Brock Lesnar: Novelty or MMA's next superstar?
Brawl Sports —
... is that guy, who many longtime, diehard MMA fans are hoping can strike a blow for the old-school guard and beat the pro wrestler who has yet to pay his MMA dues. While some MMA fans are taking sides in this bout, Mir isn't getting caught up in the mixed martial artist versus pro wrestler debate. ...
Saturday's UFC 81 Is Big Night For The Future Of The UFC (Probably)
Cousins of Ron Mexico —
... Vera by leaning on him for 15 minutes - a fight that almost led to me breaking my roommate's flat screen. Hopefully, this weekend will be different. I'll talk more about Sylvia further down, but let's focus on Brock Lesnar. Some residents *cough* Michael David Smith *cough* of the blogosphere have opined that any success by Lesner in the UFC will hurt the organization because Lesnar is "rooted" in the Professional Wrestling world. (And another example) I personally think that's an asinine statement. The argument MDS is ...
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