BrockLesnarOnline.Com's "NEXT BIG BLOG"
by John Rocca // Posted September 17th 2008

Introduction:

Hello everybody and welcome once again to the second edition of the Next Big Blog. I've received some reviews last time from different readers, most in which were friends of mine but if you would like to contact me to give feedback or ask questions or even give your input on the Lesnar vs Couture fight you can do so at hollywoodjonn@hotmail.com. Now then, before I get to this week's topic, there is something that I want to discuss with all of you. So I was reading some news a few weeks ago on a wrestling website and this involves a UFC fighter by the name of Jon Koppenhaver, from a very early stage he adopted the nickname "War Machine". Meanwhile in a total different environment, a man by the name of Rhino, who is a professional wrestler is given the nickname "War Machine" by the company he works for, known as TNA (Total Non-Stop Action) The second biggest wrestling promotion in the United States. So being that the name War Machine was not trademarked, TNA went ahead and trademarked the name so now there is a dispute between Koppenhaver and TNA about the name. Being that Koppenhaver was not smart enough to trademark the name he ended up losing it legally. In a myspace blog he wrote that he wasn't gonna let some fake wrestler take his name just like that. Last week I read that he had legally changed his name to War Machine. When someone changes their name to something else, like Koppenhaver did, the name becomes property of the person who changed it. In my view this is an act of a childish and spoiled brat. Okay, now your name is War Machine, wow lol. I wonder how it's gonna be from now on, Mr. Machine how are you sir? Oh please call me War. Lol get it? Alright enough of this let's get to what it really matters!



Jealousy In The Air:

I knew as soon as I heard that Brock Lesnar would be fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship that there would be jealousy in the ranks. Recently a heavyweight fighter let his feeling known about the fight between Lesnar and Couture and this is what he said, "Ultimate (UFC) thinks about business, and Lesnar is more famous in United States. I don't know how they'll do it, because my new contract guarantees a title shot with a victory against Cigano. They should have put Cigano, who is a newcomer in the event, to face Lesnar, who only has one fight in UFC. But that's OK, I'll win quickly my next fight and my time will come. Nogueira will certainly defeat Frank Mir and Couture will beat Lesnar. The "big" Lesnar won't make it, Couture will use a good strategy to get him tired and will win on the last round. I can't see him winning, Couture has a lot more experience and Lesnar is like a white-belt there."(Side note: Thanks to BLO for this info as they work around the clock to bringing the very latest Brock Lesnar news!) That quote came from heavyweight fighter Fabricio Werdum and let me tell you this, if I didn't know who this guy was and how old he was I would say that Fabricio sounded like a little whiny baby who had just lost his little pacifier and is crying for it. I mean come on! Hey Werdum, Brock Lesnar is a house hold name! Notice that he doesn't even need a freaking nickname to make him sound tougher! As I said on my last blog, Brock Lesnar only had three fights under his belt, two of them were in the UFC, one loss and one win. Okay I am willing to admit that it might not be fair to others: HOWEVER this is not charity, let' say Unicef was getting into the MMA business, then that's the place that Werdum should go!

This is a business, Dana White is a businessman, and he wants to put a fight that will draw big! He wants to put a show that people will go and actually get excited about! He doesn't want some two bit fighter in there just because you know what I mean? Brock Lesnar's debut against Frank Mir at UFC 81 had the biggest draw of the year in ppv buyrates or so I was told. If I'm wrong my bad! But one thing is for sure, a lot of people tuned in to see Lesnar's debut, including yours truly. I usually don't buy ppv events as they are way too expensive, especially UFC which goes by 45 bucks tops. I rather wait till it gets on DVD and buy it for $25 dollars. But this time, I will order UFC 91 because I just want to be part of history! Getting back to the subject: I understand where Werdum is coming from, I mean if I was a mediocre fighter who was working up the rankings only to see a big name guy just slide in and get a title shot, I would be mad too, except I wouldn't be crying about it and letting people know that. I would go out and make a statement and let Dana White and everybody else know that I should be the top guy.


A Twist Of Irony:

From the moment I heard about this fight, something came to my head almost immediately. As you know there will also be another heavyweight title fight in the near future, Frank Mir vs Antonio Nogueira! Now think about this, if Frank Mir is able to defeat Nogueira this means that Mir is the champion. Now this fight won't happen before UFC 91 so let's say Brock Lesnar defeats Randy Couture, Lesnar is champion and Mir then defeats Nogueira: need I say more??? Dana White wants one champion for the heavyweight division, so the two champions will have to battle it out to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion and baby it doesn't get any bigger than Lesnar/Mir II! If Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir get inside the octagon again with this much at stake, my friends we are looking at the most entertaining and emotional bout since Forrest Griffin vs Stephen Bonner.(Side note: Griffin vs Bonner is the fight that redefined the UFC and brought it to the national spotlight, because of this fight, UFC is this popular today!) I just get goose pumps thinking about the possible Lesnar vs Mir rematch, I mean you can't write this stuff, the great thing about UFC it's that the storylines write themselves! We can't assume that this is going to happen, this is though a possibility, just like it would be a possibility to see Nogueira vs Lesnar or Nogueira vs Couture or Mir vs Couture. But for me, I want Lesnar and Mir to win their respective matches and if I know Lesnar, I know that he wants the same thing. He wants Mir to beat Nogueira because would love nothing more than to avenge his loss and in the process becoming the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion!


Closing:

Thank you all once again for taking time out of your busy lives to read the next big blog! I know that I promised to give a preview on the fight and all that but I figured it's too early for that. We still have two months until this big time fight and when the time comes I shall give my expert analysis on the fight as well as the fighters. Until next time!

John Rocca

 

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