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Video: Jim Rome Takes on the Enigma That is Brock Lesnar

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Brock Lesnar anti-fan Jim Rome sat down with the UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar today and discussed a number of topics from his serious battle with diverticulitis to which sport is tougher: professiona…

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Brock Lesnar anti-fan Jim Rome sat down with the UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar today and discussed a number of topics from his serious battle with diverticulitis to which sport is tougher: professional football or professional MMA?

Perhaps the most interesting thing Brock said in the interview came out when he was asked by Rome what he thought about comments Chael Sonnen made about him having a $5 haircut and a penis  knife tattoo and an assertion that he would "shove up through [Lesnar’s] face if he got in his way. A baffled looking Brock told Rome that he "seriously" had no idea who Chael was, asking increduously if he was a fighter.

Two can play the pro-wrestling heel game, Chael, and I’m pretty sure that having done four or five shows a week for a few years during his stint with the WWE, Brock is a bit more experienced at it than you are.

UFC 121 Press Conference Video: Brock Lesnar Keeping Beard for Title Fight

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, VideosLOS ANGELES — Check out highlights of Brock Lesnar’s responses at Wednesday’s UFC 121 press conference. Lesnar admits Cain Velasquez isn’t the toughest opponent he’s faced, talks about his new beard and his future.

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LOS ANGELES — Check out highlights of Brock Lesnar‘s responses at Wednesday’s UFC 121 press conference. Lesnar admits Cain Velasquez isn’t the toughest opponent he’s faced, talks about his new beard and his future.

UFC 121 Betting Odds Breakdown

Watch UFC 121 Betting Odds: Lesnar Vs. Velasquez on RawVegas.tvThe crew nailed it last week, giving winners with Mike Pyle, Carlos Condit, and Michael Bisping.
In our latest MMA Fix vid, Yahoo! Sports Cagewriter Steve Cofield is joined again by Larry Pepe of prommaradio.com and Damon Martin of mmaweekly.com to break down UFC 121 betting odds.
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Watch UFC 121 Betting Odds: Lesnar Vs. Velasquez on RawVegas.tv

The crew nailed it last week, giving winners with Mike Pyle, Carlos Condit, and Michael Bisping.

In our latest MMA Fix vid, Yahoo! Sports Cagewriter Steve Cofield is joined again by Larry Pepe of prommaradio.com and Damon Martin of mmaweekly.com to break down UFC 121 betting odds.

Watch the vid for their expert breakdown and recommendations.

To bet on UFC 121, go here.

Exclusive Interview: Cain Velasquez Loves Fedor, Waxing, and Us

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Just a few days out from his UFC 121 heavyweight title fight against Brock Lesnar, #1 contender Cain Velasquez sat down with our man Ruben Vera to answer some tough questions. For instanc…

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Just a few days out from his UFC 121 heavyweight title fight against Brock Lesnar, #1 contender Cain Velasquez sat down with our man Ruben Vera to answer some tough questions. For instance, what exactly is Cain going to bring to the table that’ll make him different than the other top heavyweights that Brock has already smashed? Velasquez also discusses the looming threat of Junior Dos Santos, the responsibility of being the new Latino standard-bearer in the UFC, and his appreciation of Fedor Emelianenko. Plus: UFC 121 picks, where Cain falls on the tweezers vs. waxing debate, and just like with Phil Baroni, Ruben somehow manages to get Cain Velasquez to say that "CagePotato is the best." Damn, bro…are you holding these guys’ families hostage or something?

Trainer: Velasquez Must Be Technically Better, Not Faster Than Lesnar

Filed under: UFCLOS ANGELES — Conventional wisdom in the fight game tells us that if you want to prepare for a specific opponent, the best way to do it is to bring in sparring partners that can mimic that opponent’s signature attributes.

But when yo…

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LOS ANGELES — Conventional wisdom in the fight game tells us that if you want to prepare for a specific opponent, the best way to do it is to bring in sparring partners that can mimic that opponent’s signature attributes.

But when you’re facing Brock Lesnar, whose success is built at least in part on his uncommon physical attributes, where do you even find such a training partner?

This is the problem that Cain Velasquez‘s trainer, AKA’s Javier Mendez, had to confront over the last several weeks as they prepared for the UFC 121 title fight.

“See, that’s the dilemma. Where do you find someone like Brock to train with? You don’t. There is no one like him,” Mendez told MMA Fighting. “All we can do is bring Division I, high-level wrestlers in, like Daniel Cormier, Mark Ellis. That was it. You can’t duplicate Brock.”

Video: UFC Primetime – Lesnar vs. Velasquez Episode 3

(Video courtesy YouTube/Nic1985H/SpikeTV/ZuffaLLC)Saturday night’s main event at UFC 121 has all the makings of a classic match-up of contrasting styles and the Primetime show did a great job of illustrating that point.
On one side you have the jug…

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Saturday night’s main event at UFC 121 has all the makings of a classic match-up of contrasting styles and the Primetime show did a great job of illustrating that point.

On one side you have the juggernaut UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar who makes up for his lack of experience and skills with his work ethic and physical abilities. Everyone from Lesnars camp has taken to referring to him by the nickname bestowed upon him by a famous thread on the mixedmartialarts.com underground forum that proclaimed the former WWE champion to be a "Frate Trane," and the monicker couldn’t be more fitting.

The question is whether or not the "Frate Trane" will be able to contend with the switchman who is trying to derail his title run. 

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