I'm rooting for Lesnar but I love Randy although his contract mess really dampened my opinion of him. The entire thing was him pouting because of the contract offer Fedor got.
Randy has done what he can do physically for the sport....he has a lot left to give but not in the cage.
Sports thrive on personality and MMA is in dire need of personality that stands out right now. Brock winning will do a lot of good for this sport as MMA really needs someone who is elite who can handle a camera. Just watch InsideMMA on HDNet regularly and you will see how 99% of these guys wilt on camera. They just don't know how to deal with it. NBA and NFL guys slowly get into media relations from high school, college and then pro...MMA guys go from some small stinking gym in Portland to the spot light and they freak out when the camera rolls.
Contrary to popular opinion I don't think o is
too good at this since he is so introverted. Although just the fact that he can do it makes him stand out.
This is one reason I was rooting so hard for Rampage to beat Chuck way back when but Rampage blew a mental gasket so thats that.
Roger Huerta was being groomed by the UFC but he drank his own Kool-Aid and thought he was better than BJ Penn.
GSP is soooo close. His English just needs to get a bit better.
Franklin was excellent at it but he has faded into the background as he is slowly riding into the sunset.
Chuck literally embarrassed MMA fans falling asleep on set.
There are countless more but those are a few examples of a glaring weakness in MMA media relations. Somebody...some fighter needs to get out there and represent the sport. There is nothing wrong with Brock....he is intelligent and can clearly explain the difference between the WWF and MMA as we recently saw in that ESPN clip which MMA needs since so many get the two confused.
MMA is gaining momentum but that Kimbo mess knocked it down a few pegs. For God's sake even my father asked me about Kimbo and I am pretty sure he can't tell me who Forrest Griffin is.
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