It was only just over a year ago when UFC champ Brock Lesnar earned the ire of fans and media with his comments after defeating Frank Mir at UFC 100. But a brush with mortality due to a serious case of diverticulitis, Lesnar has become a new more humble champion.
Leading up to, and after his successful title defense against Shane Carwin this summer, fans had a chance to see this new side of Lesnar.
And with just a day to go before he defends his title once more, this time against Cain Velasquez, Lesnar still remains humble and happy to be the UFC heavyweight champion.
“I just feel blessed and honored to be the champion. This is my second chance of reinventing myself. I’m a former amateur wrestler, a former professional wrestler, a wannabe NFL football player. And here I am a UFC heavyweight champion. So do I look at it any differently? No. Do I go to bed holding on to my UFC title every night? No. I go to bed, I tuck my kids into bed every night. I don’t have any added pressure on myself. I’m doing what I love to do…Everything’s in line. I feel I’m right on and I’m as lean as I’ve ever been. Guys say they’ve had good camps and I can go back and say every camp has been my best camp, but I really think so. I’ve gotten better and better and better and I really don’t think I’m still the best that I can be, but on October 23rd, on that night I’ll be the best.”
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