Bryan Alvarez has written a great column about this Saturday’s match-up pitting former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. former UFC Champion Frank Mir. An excerpt:
As far as Lesnar is concerned, there is great bitterness towards him from both MMA and pro-wrestling fans. On the MMA side, he’s a pro-wrestler who is getting a sweet deal and a major debut in UFC despite being largely unproven with only one prior professional fight, plus he knows the game and says the things that are designed to piss those fans off. On the wrestling side, he was a guy that got brought up early, pushed huge right out of the gate, given a good run as a top star and the WWE Title, and then supposedly SOLD OUT by walking away from the sport to try his hand at football. Of course, those accusing him of selling out clearly don’t understand what the term actually means, particularly given the fact that he left a very high paying wrestling gig to give his football dreams a shot for a fraction of that money. Nobody sold out, nobody turned their back on the fans; the pro-wrestling lifestyle was not for Brock Lesnar, so he chose to walk away.
For the complete article, click here.
Tomorrow night, Spike TV will air a “Countdown” special hyping up Mir vs. Lesnar at UFC 81, at 11pm ET. The special will repeat later in the week.
Other coverage of the big fight includes:
Inside Fights will have full coverage of the event this weekend, so stay tuned…
