Last Night in the most anticipated match up of the year, Brock Lesnar defeated Frank Mir to remain the UFC heavyweight champion.
Unlike their first bout, a first-round submission victory for Mir, Lesnar was able to control the fight on the ground and eventually cause referee, Herb Dean, to call a stop to the fight 1:48 seconds into the second round. After a first round which consisted of Lesnar taking down Mir and controlling him on the ground while landing punches to his body and face, it was clear Lesnar had improved light years since their first fight last February, the first of Lesnar‘s UFC career. Early in the second round Lesnar was able to sustain a flurry by Mir and proceeded to take him to the mat to pick up where he had left off. After a series of right hands to the head and face Lesnar began to tee off, landing punch after punch until Dean determined Mir had had enough.
Perhaps resorting back to his days in the WWE, Lesnar’s vivacious celebration antics did not win him any fans. After defeating Mir, he went on to flip off the entire crowd, call out UFC sponsor, Bud Light, for not sponsoring him, and then delivered the most memorable quote of the night. After being asked by announcer, Joe Rogan, what his post-fight plans were, Lesnar responded by saying he would have a beer with his friends, followed by a pause, then looked directly into the camera and proudly declared, “Hell I might even get on top of my wife tonight.”
A bloodied and bruised Frank Mir was classy in defeat by complimenting Brock Lesnar’s gameplan and execution. In closing, he reminded the crowd that he will be back.
In just his fifth UFC fight, Brock Lesnar defeated one of the top submission artists in the world to retain his position atop the heavyweight class. With a list of questionable challengers awaiting him, it has forced critics to come to the realization that Brock Lesnar is here to stay.
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