Junior Dos Santos vs Brock Lesnar
Whoa… what can I say about this match-up? I’m disappointed to say the least, I was looking forward to Cain Velasquez v JDS, but more importantly JDS winning the Heavy Weight belt (yep I’m a Junior Dos Santos fan). Just in case you are wondering, Velasquez is out injured with a torn Rotator Cuff.
So that’s where are story picks up – Lesnar coming off a clear loss to Velasquez and looking to regain the title was offer a job has coach on The Ultimate Fighter – who would he match up against? Many fans picked Frank Mir – but that wasn’t the choice – given the recent history between Mir and Lesnar, that would have made for some exciting viewing to say the least. Alas, they gave the opposite positions to JDS (yes, I’m disappointed – JDS doesn’t have to prove he deserves the title shot – he’s beaten everybody is his path)
Just in case you don’t know, as with all TUF coaches, they fight at the end of the show and the winner usually gets a title shot. So this means that if JDS wins, he will get the title shot that he already had in the first place. If Lesnar wins, he gets a rematch.Why the hell did JDS accept the job? He’s risking his title shot for nothing in return. Sounds silly to me.
Let’s have a quick break down of Junior Dos Santos v Brock Lesnar
Junior Dos Santos has:
- Far better striking
- Amazing take-down defence
- Far better cardio
Brock Lesnar has;
- Strength and Size
- Questionable wrestling (I wasn’t convinced from the Velasquez fight)
- Heavy Ground and Pound (HAMMER FISTS OF RAGE!)
My verdict:
I see this fight going much the same way as the Lesnar v Carwin fight – if JDS can avoid the take down (keep in mind the JDS has fantastic take-down defence) then he should win, based on superior striking and cardio. The question is, can Lesnar get JDS to the ground and keep him there? In the Velasquez fight – Lesnar’s take-downs attempts were pathetic and not worthy of a UFC HW champ or a (NCA DIV 1 HW champ).
So if Lesnar can’t get the fight to the ground inside the first minute, my guess is that JDS will win.
I’m tipping JDS to win by knockout.
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