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Brock Lesnar: I’m Not Scared To Get Hit By Mark Hunt

It’s been a long time since former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar stepped in to the UFC octagon. After a long battle with illness and a couple of crushing losses sent him back to the WWE, many felt Lesnar’s fighting days were well and truly done. Nobody saw the last’s month of events unfolding as

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His huge drawing power was evident at UFC 100, as the 1.6 million pay-per-view buys for his 2009 rematch with Frank Mir still remains the highest grossing UFC event of all time. That said, he’s facing in Mark Hunt a devastating one punch knockout striker and after five years out of action. Lesnar himself admitted that the shape he’s in for pro wrestling is a completely different requirement than with mixed martial arts competition, so will he be able to whip his physique up to scratch on five weeks notice?

Another big question that’s raised in connection with his return this weekend (Saturday July 9, 2016) is the former champ’s ability to take a punch. He’s received some criticism in the past over not ‘liking’ getting hit, as was evident in his losses to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem, also with Shane Carwin to an extent.

Talking during this recent segment with UFC’s Megan Olivi, Lesnar says the diverticulitis played a massive role in the disappointing tail end of his first fighting stint. Furthering that point, the WWE superstar says he’s not scared to get hit and trade punches with ‘The Super Samoan.’ Transcribed by yours truly.

“That loss (to Overeem) haunted me for five years, wanting to get back inside the cage and be a competitor again. The illness took a lot of the fight out of me. I got back in the octagon four months after the surgery, I didn’t give my body or mind time to heal. For most of my life I lived the warrior code, thinking I was indestructible. It takes a lot out of you when you get defeated by something other than a human. It took me a number of years to get my athleticism back and get my mind back on track.”

“I knew they were going to offer me someone with credentials, but I never turn down a fight. All the heavyweights are dangerous, this is the best of the best. When Dana said Mark Hunt, I was like ‘Well OK.’ I’ve watched Mark Hunt fight and he’s beatable. It’s not like he hasn’t been knocked out or hasn’t been beat. I’m sure he’s going to be looking for the big knockout, and I’ll be watching for it and try to defend that. I’m not scared to get hit by Mark Hunt. I’m confident in my striking, and I’ve been over this fight a million times in my head, at the end my hand is raised.”

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Mark Hunt: I Don’t Think Brock Lesnar Can Take Me Down

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A stacked UFC 200 card lays just around the corner on July 9, with 17 of the 24 stars having headlined a card in the past, six former champions and three current champs (if you count Jon Jones’ interim belt). One fight that’s been getting masses of attention, quite rightly, is the heavyweight showdown between Mark Hunt and Brock Lesnar. The former heavyweight champion and WWE star revealed he’d be taking on ‘The Super Samoan’ after his image was shown in a teaser trailer during the broadcast of UFC 199.

Hunt’s storied MMA career has now led him to a massive fight with Lesnar, and in terms of pay-per-view attraction it could well help shatter the pay-per-view record. As well as numbers, the fight holds a lot of weight for ‘The Super Samoan’s’ future, as the undeniable twilight of his career could be irreversibly altered if he is to fall to ‘The Beast.’

The story behind Lesnar’s revival of his mixed martial arts career revival is apparently down to his undying motivation to fight again. Some argue that the WWE crossover is simply looking for another payday, but Hunt’s intentions are, as usual, worn much more on his sleeve. The heavy-handed former K-1 champion is still hungry for a UFC title shot, and has stated his desire to ‘knock Brock’s lips off his face’ come July 9.

In a recent interview with AXS TV’s Inside MMA, Hunt tells Bas Rutten and guest host Josh Barnett that he’s been training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada, and feels his wrestling defense is good enough to stave off the larger man’s attacks at UFC 200. Check out the video, and the transcribe is courtesy of MMAMania.
“That’s probably the reason why people are watching, it’s Brock, Brock, Brock, Brock. That’s cool by me. I’m looking forward to the fight and to just be fighting Brock. He’s a huge name in sports, a lot of people are probably going to watch this fight because he’s on the card. It’s good for my stock as well. It’s great.”

“I don’t really care about whatever is happening with the testing, I’m looking at fighting and winning the fight,” added Hunt. “I mean it does nothing for my rankings, but it does everything for my profile, of course, because he’s such a big name.”

“I don’t really think he can take me down, and if he does I believe I can just get back up anyway.”

A win for Mark Hunt will put him on three straight for the UFC, with knockout wins over Antonio Silva and Frank Mir in recent memory, but will it earn him his shot at the championship title?

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Quote: Brock Lesnar Should Be Allowed To Do Steroids

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It’s been a crazy couple weeks for the UFC with game changing events, mind blowing news and the new champion crowned at 185 pounds. A lot of the madness of the past fortnight really stemmed from UFC 199 on June 4, as the promotion put on a stacked event in California, and teased the return of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. ‘Can you see me now?’ reverberated over the loud speakers at the end of the spine tingling UFC 200 promo video, as even Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg were stunned by Lesnar’s presence in the clip.

It was later confirmed that the WWE crossover would indeed be making his way back to the UFC octagon, and against the heavy handed K-1 champion Mark Hunt. To top it off, the awesome pay-per-view card was finished with a stunning knockout win in the main event for Michael Bisping, as he shattered Luke Rockhold in the first round with a barrage of punches.

Our good friends over at Submission Radio had UFC legend Don Frye in to talk all things MMA recently, and it was a very eventful interview. ‘The Predator’ discussed the American Kickboxing Academy, Luke Rockhold, Brock Lesnar and the WWE star’s USADA waiver that has everyone grabbing their pitch forks.

On Rockhold losing Frye maintains his stance against AKA:

“You know, them boys down there at AKA are a bunch of dumbasses. Someone doesn’t know how to train them or they don’t know how to train themselves. Shit, they’re all hurt. They’re all hurt all the time. They pull out of more fights than they compete in. Somebody better walk in there and take control of the situation, cause they’re doing something wrong.”

Offering Rockhold some advice Frye explains:

“Find a new gym. Find a new trainer, you know, one that will protect you. Get some new training partners, ones that will protect you. Back when I was competing, my training partners, they sacrificed their bodies for me to make sure I got to the fight unscathed. You know, I was healthy. If we were falling, they’d take the fall. If we’re sparring, they would taper back and they would take the punches. That’s what you’re supposed to do. That’s what training partners are paid to do.”

On to the more hot topics of the month, and Don Frye has some very interesting opinions on the UFC 200 co-main event between Mark Hunt and Brock Lesnar.

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Mark Hunt Reacts To Brock Lesnar’s Drug Test Exemption

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The buzz around UFC 200 was amplified ten fold this past Saturday June 4, as the promotion teased the return of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar for the July 9 event. The major milestone pay-per-view card was already rather stacked, with the rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones s the main event and title fights at women’s bantamweight and (interim) featherweight to boot. The addition of Lesnar with his soon revealed opponent Mark Hunt in the co-main event was truly the icing on the cake.

Lesnar would go one ESPN’s SportsCenter this week to make his opening statement about the fight, confirming he’d be going against the heavy handed ‘Super Samoan’ in a one-time deal allowed by the WWE. The return of Lesnar threw a very interesting twist on the UFC 200 card, but the news hasn’t come without it’s fair share of controversy.

Although there is a drug testing procedure in place over in the WWE, there were obvious questions about whether or not Lesnar would be ‘clean’ coming in to his UFC return. Any athlete returning to action in the UFC is required to give four months notice to abide by the new USADA (United States Anti Doping Agency) policy, a policy that was recently waived to accommodate Lesnar’s comeback.

On June 6, 2016, UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar was registered by USADA into the UFC Anti-Doping Policy testing pool. As part of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, UFC may grant a former athlete an exemption to the four-month written notice rules in exceptional circumstances or where the strict application of that rule would be manifestly unfair to an athlete. Given Lesnar last competed in UFC on December 30, 2011, long before the UFC Anti-Doping Policy went into effect, for purposes of the Anti-Doping Policy, he is being treated similarly to a new athlete coming into the organization.”

“While conversations with the heavyweight have been ongoing for some time, Lesnar required permission from WWE to compete in UFC 200 and only agreed to terms and signed a bout agreement last Friday. He was therefore unable to officially start the Anti-Doping Policy process any earlier. UFC, however, did notify Lesnar in the early stages of discussions that if he were to sign with the UFC, he would be subject to all of the anti-doping rules. Lesnar and his management have now been formally educated by USADA on the policy, procedures and expectations.”

So Lesnar gets a pass on the four-month rule, which does not mean he’ll be able to avoid drug testing fr this point onward, but it’s not surprising that the waiver has caused a bit of a stir among other UFC fighters.

Mark Hunt has heard this news, and is seriously unhappy about it, as was former Lesnar opponent Shane Carwin.

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