If Brock Lesnar would just come out of his shell already, the world would be a better place. I long for the day—pine for it, even—when people finally have the pleasure of knowing this massive and massively talented man for the opinionated, large, charismatic, powerful, large, ornery and very large fighter that he is.
Until then, it seems that people like me are left to extol his virtues on his behalf. But mark my words: One of these days, he’ll get his just due. In fact, I predict he’ll make quite a few dollars in this sport before it’s all said and done.
While I wait patiently for Wallflower Lesnar to become a household name, I’ll go ahead and fill you in on some details. For starters, he fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion, as a member of their heavyweight division (that’s the biggest one). He has had many wins there.
So many wins, in fact, that I can’t help but wonder where he might rank among the all-time greats at heavyweight. The top five are more or less set in stone. The second five are slightly more mutable, but still pretty rigid. But the third five? Well, that’s where it gets interesting.
Does the shy, underrated Brock Lesnar wind up there? Only one way to find out: read on.