wwe.com - 11/17/2008
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LAS VEGAS - In a stunning upset, Brock Lesnar became the first man to capture both the WWE Championship and the UFC Heavyweight Championship when he defeated UFC fan favorite Randy "The Natural" Couture on Saturday night in Sin City. Lesnar, dubbed "The Next Big Thing" upon his arrival in WWE, ...
FanIQ.com - 11/17/2008
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FanIQ.com —
After Brock Lesnar's huge win over Randy Couture
, Kim Couture is no longer the First Lady...
of the heavyweight division. The title now belongs to Lesnar's wife, the former WWE diva Rena Mero, known in the ring as Sable. She married Lesnar in May ...
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Brock Lesnar's Wife, Former WWE Diva Sable Is Now The ...
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nogutsglory.blogspot.com - 11/17/2008
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nogutsglory.blogspot.com —
The MMA world was turned upside-down Saturday night
as Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the...
new UFC Heavyweight Champion. Though, not a dominating performance, Lesnar was able to knock Couture out in the 2nd round after placing a well placed punch to the temple that sent Couture.....
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Now that Brock Lesnar is the king of UFC, how long ...
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Quote of the Day: WWE.com Talks UFC 91
Bloody Elbow —
... hearty competition left many viewers to watch less prestigious under-card fights and only served to bolster claims that UFC pay-per-view events can often be a "crap shoot" in regards to filling the full three hours.
For his part, Lesnar took the encouragment of the WWE Universe and the hard lessons forged during his fiery time at WWE and showed UFC and the world why he is not only a man of mettle but also a former three-time WWE Champion.
-- WWE.com.
photo via Eric Jamison.
WWE Rips UFC, Officially Becomes Desperate
Ropes, Ring and Cage —
... Guys like the Undertaker, Steve Austin and JBL are noted as avid fight fans and have been seen at UFC events. Dave Meltzer even noted that Executive VP Shane McMahon was at the Couture/Lesnar fight. UFC used some old Lesnar footage in helping promote the match, even though it was suspiciously absent from the Countdown preview show. So when I read things like this today from a story congratulating Lesnar on his win on the WWE's site, it makes me shake my head. This is truly, truly desperate: "Critics have noted that many of the fights on the UFC pay-per-view ended in the ...
WWE Gets Its Gloat On
CagePotato.com —
(Maybe it’s just the camera angle, but Lesnar does appear to have a slight size advantage. Photo courtesy of The Sun.)
From WWE.com, not that I ever go there:
LAS VEGAS - In a stunning upset, Brock Lesnar became the first man to capture both the WWE Championship and the UFC Heavyweight Championship* when he defeated UFC fan favorite Randy “The Natural” Couture on Saturday night in Sin City…
For Lesnar, the road to UFC gold proved surprisingly short. Within ...
WWE takes credit for Lesnar’s success, knocks UFC 91 undercard
MMA Mania —
... Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91 this past weekend to capture the UFC heavyweight championship belt and now the WWE website wants to take some of the credit for it. ...
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