UFC 141: Lesnar VS Overeem

[The Cork]

The undercard for this is soooooooo boring.

Might just catch the main event on Youtube or something.

 

[Troy]

I agree the undercard isn't that strong. It is all about the mainevent and nothing else for this PPV.

 

[Ben]

I was going to order this mainly because all the streams are going to go to shit once the Brock fight starts, but I think I'm going to pass based on the undercard. There's some fighters I like but the matchups are meh at best.

 

[Troy]

Yeah I think I might save my money on this one because I don't think one fight is worth $45. Still pumped for the show and I can't wait to see who wins the mainevent.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Only a few days until Brock/Overeem, can't wait.

 

[Crippler]

i'll bewatching for sure, but i'll watch the Nam Phan fight then prob pay no attention until the Lesnar fight

 

[No More Sorrow]

That Fight, the Diaz fight and Brock and Overeem are the only ones that really interest me at this show.

 

[Dale]

Cerrone vs Diaz should be sick shit too

 

[No More Sorrow]

The Diaz fight should be pretty good. Who do you think is going to win Lesnar and Overeem?

 

[Derrick]

I won't say this only because I've idolized Overeem since his first MMA fight, but Overeem all the way. Lesnar can't defend himself properly. I expect Alistair to KO him sometimes around Round 3.

 

[No More Sorrow]

I agree Brock can't defend himself, and he gets fucked up when he stands up and takes shots as we seen when he fought Cain.

I expect Brock to take the fight to the ground where he's most comfortable and try to get the win that way, it's so hard to predict who's going to win a fight in these heavyweight fights especially between these two but The fight is going to decide the number one contender for the heavyweight title, and I've wanted to see Brock and Dos Santos fight for the longest time so that's who I'm going to be pulling for.

 

[No More Sorrow]

UFC president Dana White gave everyone worried about next Saturday's UFC 141 main event a sigh of relief, posting on his Twitter account that Alistair Overeem has passed his initial pre-fight drug test. Overeem will face Brock Lesnar in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Overeem-Lesnar will be for the No. 1 contender spot in the UFC's heavyweight division. The winner will face Junior dos Santos, the current champion, in 2012.

"Overeem is ready to go!!! Lesnar vs. Overeem is on," White tweeted.

"The Reem" came under heavy scrutiny recently when it was reported that he skipped a drug test to fly back to Holland. Eventually, Overeem came out and said it was to care for his sick mother, and that he didn't know about the test and had already purchased the plane ticket back home.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has granted Overeem temporary license, meaning he will have to pass several extra tests but is good to go against Lesnar.

Good thing he passed his drug test, wouldn't have been good at all if he failed especially with the fight being only a few days away.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Alistair Overeem talks Steroids, Brock Lesnar - Inside MMA

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[Troy]

I would have been annoyed if this fight was cancelled since I have been waiting for it for a long time. Very happy that this is now confirmed and I can't wait for next weekend to see this fight.

 

[No More Sorrow]

During his early run to the top of the UFC heavyweight division, Brock Lesnar looked close to unstoppable. Impressive wins over Heath Herring and Randy Couture saddled the former pro wrestler with great expectations, but when he was matched up again with the only man to have defeated him at that point, Frank Mir, people expected to truly gauge how far the freak athlete had come in MMA and maybe how far he could go.

The ensuing beating that Frank Mir took was legendary, with the picture of Lesnar yelling and shoving his finger into Mir's battered and swollen face becoming an instant classic. Now removed from the heavyweight throne and looking to make his way back to the top after struggling with his second life-threatening bout of diverticulitis, Lesnar will fight former Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem next Friday for a shot at Junior dos Santos' strap.

Feeling revived and with no intentions of being denied, Lesnar recently asserted that he's going to turn in a similarly dominant performance against Overeem as he did Mir in their rematch.

"I am one hundred percent," Lesnar said of his health. "I am as fast, as strong and as explosive as I've ever been and you're going to see the same guy who beat Frank Mir to a pulp at UFC 100,"

Lesnar also assured that his health is tip-top and that he's prepared himself to fight for five rounds, though he doubts seriously the bout will last that long.

"Look, I've had a great camp. This is the best I have felt in years and ladi-ladi-da… I could go through all the clichés about how in shape I am, but the fact is, I know myself and my own body, and I know that I am back," said Lesnar. "I've trained for five round fights for all my UFC fights, even before I fought for the title. And I defended my title two times against top guys, training for a five round fight. But this isn't going five rounds. I promise you that."

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