Brock Lesnar on UFC 100: "Is Frank really hurt, or is he just scared?"

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Much has been made of the historic importance of July's UFC 100 in Las Vegas.

But the evening's highly anticipated main event between UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar (3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and interim champ Frank Mir (12-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) was supposed to take place at UFC 98.

A knee surgery Mir deemed necessary forced the rescheduling of the bout, but in the most recent episode of HDNet's "Inside MMA," Lesnar said he's not sure the move was made for the right reasons.

"I'm a little disappointed that it got pushed back," Lesnar said. "In my mind, is Frank really hurt, or is he just scared?"

Mir submitted Lesnar with a knee bar at UFC 81 in February 2008. Lesnar's first trip to the octagon - and his just his second career fight - Mir found himself in trouble early in the contest, but took advantage of a restart by referee Steve Mazagatti to lock in the fight-ending maneuver.

Lesnar said he's learned his lesson regarding the over-aggressive approach that cost him the bout.

"The biggest thing was that you've got 15 minutes," Lesnar said. "As soon as I entered the octagon, there were a few other key factors that played into why I rushed the fight. But those would be just plain old excuses.

"I lost the fight fair and square. I had him up against the fence, and believe I was winning the fight. But I made a rookie mistake and he capitalized on it. I'm looking forward to this upcoming fight with Frank."

Lesnar predicts a similar fight in July, but with a different final outcome.

"I think he understands the position that I had him in the first fight," Lesnar said. "I don't think it's going to change much in the second one, (but) with a different outcome for sure."

Lesnar also found humor in Mir's claims that the former WWE superstar is keeping "his belt."

"[Mir] won a make-believe belt from (Antonio Rodrigo) Nogueira," Lesnar said. "He is a former champion. But there's no ifs, ands or buts about it. I'm the current champion."

The conclusion of Lesnar's two-part interview with Ron Kruck airs on the April 10 episode of HDNet's "Inside MMA."

[gmflex]

cant wait for Fedor to humble him if he ever signs with the UFC...

[gracie bjj]

cant wait for Fedor to humble him if he ever signs with the UFC...

i hear ya,at first i liked brock but after the herring fight when he laughed at heath,it left a bad taste in my mouth towards him.brock needs the fear of vodka in him from fedor,fedor would kick brocks ass in any area imo,wrestling aint gonna be a factor cause fedor is just as dangerous on his back as he is on his feet,i think if fedor went on his back from a brock double leg id say in 2 minutes fedor would be rippin off one of brocks limbs or choking him out from a escape or sweep and getting brocks back.i remember thinkin in 2 years brock would be able to give fedor a great fight,but then again i thought,fedor will be that much better in 2 years also.it aint like fedor stopped training or anything,the man trains extremely hard on the footage i watched of him

[Hedgehog]

LOL.

You know what?

Mir might actually be scared.

But that doesn't seem to have an effect on his performance.

Granted, Nogueira wasn't at his best when he fought Mir, but Mir admitted to be scarred shitless and he was also facing his biggest hero.

Still he managed to pick apart Nog's weaknesses easy - like nobody had done before.

If Lesnar is coming into this fight actually being confident that he's gonna own the fight, then he will be owned yet again.

Mir will train even harder for this fight.

Mir is like BJ Penn - he's got all the talent in the world.

But Mir is also not like BJ Penn - he's got the heart of a lion.



BJ Penn? He's more like that ghey cowardly lion out of Oz.

[coltrane]

Bingo hedge.

[big L dawg]

I hope Mir comes in healthy and whoops brocks ass...but.....shane carwin vs. brock is the fight I want to see.

[Hedgehog]

I hope Mir comes in healthy and whoops brocks ass...but.....shane carwin vs. brock is the fight I want to see.

brock vs the ogre Sylvia - I'd be rooting for Brock then.
Would be a great match up, Brock would seriously hurt Sylvia.

[big L dawg]

brock vs the ogre Sylvia - I'd be rooting for Brock then.
Would be a great match up, Brock would seriously hurt Sylvia.

Yep me to.can't stand Silvia...but I think Silvia's good days are behind him.don't sleep on Carwin.heavy heavy hands and a great work ethic.haha they said he couldn't fit into Brocks 4xl gloves they had to special order 5xl gloves.