Mixed martial arts career Pics of Brock Lesnar

Mixed martial arts career Pics of Brock Lesnar

Hero's (2007)

On April 29, 2006, after the final match of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas, Lesnar announced his intent to join K-1's mixed martial arts league, Hero's. He trained with Minnesota Martial Arts Academy under Greg Nelson and Minnesota Assistant Head wrestling coach Marty Morgan.^[123] Lesnar announced on August 12 in Las Vegas that he had signed a deal with the K-1 promotion.^[124]His first fight was scheduled against Choi Hong-man of Korea on June 2, 2007, at the K-1 Dynamite!! USA show.^[125][126] However, prior to the match, Hong-Man was replaced by Min Soo Kim. Lesnar submitted Soo Kim with strikes in 1:09 of the first round to win his first official MMA match.^[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship (2008–2011)

During UFC 77, it was announced that Lesnar had reached a deal to fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).^[4] On February 2, 2008, Lesnar made his debut with the promotion in an event titledUFC 81:Breaking Point against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir.^[127] Due to his large hands,^[128] Lesnar was wearing 4XL gloves for the fight, making him the second man in Nevada's combat sports history to wear such gloves after Choi Hong-man.^[129] Lesnar secured an early takedown and began landing numerous punches but was docked a point after a punch hit Mir on the back of the head. Following another takedown by Lesnar, Mir managed to secure a kneebar and force a submission at 1:30 of the first round and Lesnar lost in his UFC debut.^[127] At UFC 82, former UFC Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was announced to fight Lesnar at UFC 87.^[130] However, Coleman withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Heath Herring.^[131] Early in the first round, Lesnar dropped Herring with a straight right punch. For the rest of the fight, he kept it on the ground and won by unanimous decision.^[132]

Lesnar's next opponent was Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 91 on November 15.^[133]Lesnar would beat Couture via a technical knockout in the second round and became the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.^[134]

On December 27, 2008, at UFC 92, Frank Mir defeated Antônio Nogueira for the Interim Heavyweight Championship and was to face Lesnar for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98. Immediately after winning the Interim Heavyweight title, Mir found Lesnar in the crowd and shouted at him "You've got my belt." Due to a knee injury to Mir, the title unification match with Lesnar that was originally slated to be the UFC 98 main event was postponed.^[135] Lesnar won the postponed rematch with Mir at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009, via technical knockout in the second round. The win earned Lesnar Beatdown of the Year honors, withAnderson Silva, from Sherdog for 2009.^[136] During his post-match celebration, Lesnar flipped off the crowd who had been booing him. Lesnar also made a disparaging comment about the pay-per-view's primary sponsor Bud Light, claiming they "won't pay me nothin'" and promoted Coors Light instead. Lesnar later apologized for his remarks at the post-fight press conference, where he held a bottle of Bud Light and endorsed their product.^[137]

In January 2009, Lesnar signed an endorsement deal with Dymatize Nutrition. A compact disc (CD) containing training footage of Lesnar was included with boxes of Dymatize Xpand and Energized Xpand.^[138]

On July 1, 2009, it was reported that the winner of the Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez fight at UFC 104 would face Lesnar but the match was scrapped and Lesnar was scheduled to defend his belt against Shane Carwin atUFC 106 on November 21.^[139] On October 26, 2009, it was announced that Lesnar pulled out of his Carwin bout due to an illness. UFC President Dana White said Lesnar had been ill for three weeks, claiming he had never been this sick in his life and that it would take him a while to recover; his fight with Carwin was rescheduled forUFC 108 on January 2, 2010.^[140] Lesnar initially sought treatment in Canada but later told reporters that he had received "Third World treatment" at a hospital in Brandon, Manitoba, and that seeking better treatment in the USA saved his life. Lesnar, who describes himself as a conservative and supporter of the Republican Party, went on to criticize Canadian health care further and stated that he shared his experience in an effort to speak "on the behalf of the doctors in the United States that don't want health care reform to happen and neither do I."^[141]

On November 4, it was confirmed that Lesnar was suffering from mononucleosis and that his bout with Carwin would have to wait a bit longer and the fight for Lesnar's heavyweight championship was cancelled.^[142] On November 14, at the UFC 105 post-fight conference, Dana White stated, "[Lesnar]'s not well and he's not going to be getting well anytime soon" and that an interim title match might need to be set up.^[143] In addition to mononucleosis, it was revealed that he was suffering from a serious case of diverticulitis, an intestinal disorder, which required surgery.^[144] After further diagnosis, Lesnar underwent surgery on November 16 to close a perforation in his intestine that had been leaking fecal matter into his abdomen, causing pain, abscesses, and overtaxing his immune system to the point that he contracted mononucleosis. From the level of damage to Lesnar's system, the surgeon estimated that the intestinal condition had been ongoing for around a year.^[145]

In January 2010, Lesnar announced on ESPN's SportsCenter that he was scheduled to make a return to the UFC in the summer.^[146] A match between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin took place on March 27 at UFC 111 to determine the Interim Heavyweight Champion, and Lesnar's next opponent.^[147] Carwin defeated Mir via knockout in the first round, becoming the new Interim Champion. After the fight, Brock came into the ring and stated "It was a good fight but he's wearing a belt that's a make believe belt. I've got the real championship belt."^[148]

Lesnar faced Shane Carwin at UFC 116 to unify the heavyweight titles.^[149] Early in the first round, Carwin knocked Lesnar down with punch, gave him a cut above his left eye, and used a ground and pound attack the rest of the round. In the next round, Lesnar was able to take Carwin down, attain a full mount, then move into side-control and finish the fight with an arm triangle choke. With the victory, Lesnar became the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion, earning his first Submission Of The Night and giving Carwin his first loss.

Lesnar's next defense was against undefeated top contender Cain Velasquez on October 23, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California at UFC 121.^[150] Dana White announced via SportsNation that the UFC would bring backUFC Primetime to hype the fight.^[151] He was defeated by Velasquez for the title by TKO in the first round.^[152]

On January 11, 2011, Lesnar was announced as a coach of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13, opposite Junior dos Santos,^[153] with the two expected to fight on June 11 at UFC 131,^[154] however, he was struck with another bout of diverticulitis and had to withdraw from the bout on May 12.^[155] He was replaced by Shane Carwin who lost against dos Santos at UFC 131.^[156]

Lesnar underwent surgery on May 27 to help battle his problems with diverticulitis. Dana White said that he had a 12-inch piece of his colon removed.^[12]

ESPN The Magazine, in its May 2011 issue, did a story listing the highest paid athlete based on base salary and earnings for the most recent calendar year or most recent season in 30 sports. Lesnar topped the list for MMA at $5.3 million, which included his reported bout salaries and estimated pay-per-view bonuses.^[157]

In the summer of 2011. Lesnar announced that he was ready to get back into the Octagon, stating that "I feel like a new man. Healthy. Strong. I feel like I used to feel."^[158] His return match was scheduled to be at UFC 141 on December 30 in Las Vegas against former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.^[159] Overeem would win the fight by way of technical knockout in the first round.^[160][161] The result of the fight is very controversial as Overeem later tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone prior to his next scheduled fight.^[162] After the defeat, Lesnar announced his retirement from MMA, mentioning his struggles with diverticulitisand saying "tonight was the last time you'll see me in the octagon".^[160][161]

Speculation about a possible Lesnar return to MMA lasted three years until 2015. In early 2015, Lesnar started training for a return to the UFC, and said he was offered a deal "10 times" more than what he had made previously in his MMA career. After two months of training, Lesnar opted to re-sign with WWE and officially closed the door on a return to MMA, stating that while training he felt "physically great, but something was lacking mentally".^[163][164] In addition, Lesnar eplained on an interview with SportsCenter that "I'm an older caveman now, so I make smarter caveman decisions." suggesting that Lesnar understands he has a wife and three kids to take care of, as well as choosing to sign with WWE rather than MMA because he can "work part time with full time pay."^[165]

Brock Lesnar
Born	Brock Edward Lesnar July 12, 1977 (age 37)[18] Webster, South Dakota[18]
Residence	Alexandria, Minnesota
Nationality	American[18]
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[118]
Weight	266 lb (121 kg; 19 st 0 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	81 in (206 cm)
Style	Wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Alexandria, Minnesota
Team	DeathClutch Gym
Trainer	Head Trainer: Marty Morgan[119] MMA Coach: Greg Nelson MMA Coach: Erik Paulson[120] Boxing: Peter Welch[121] Jiu-Jitsu: Rodrigo Medeiros[122]
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active	2007–2011 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	5
By knockout	2
By submission	2
By decision	1
Losses	3
By knockout	2
By submission	1
Other information
University	University of Minnesota
Spouse	Sable
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 5, 2011

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