If you were willing to fork over the money on Saturday night for the UFC 100 pay per view event than you witnessed Brock Lesnars complete destruction of Frank Mir. This was their second match against one another. Mir handed Lesnar his only loss when he got him to submit with a leg bar. There was a lot of talk from both fighters prior to the championship bout. Mir claimed that he did not respect Lesnar and that his punches resembled a little sister pulling your hair. Saturday night he ate those words. Lesnar became the new UFC badboy when he held Mir’s head in his large left hamhocks and continually landed huge right hands onto Mir’s head and face. Mir kept giving his corner the thumbs up until he was knocked senseless. Will the real Frank Mir please stand up.
The fight was stopped and Brock Lesnar still stood in Frank Mir’s face. Brock used both hands to show the crowd in Frank Mir’s town of Las Vegas that he was number one. Unfortunately he was not using the forefingers. Regardless of whether or not Lesnar is only 4-1 or 40-1 he destroyed Frank Mir. He avenged his loss and he did what he said he would do. Rather he is popular or not makes no difference. He will laugh all the way too the bank and will take his championship belt with him. Sure the fans love their heros. They love that good guy, the knight in shining armor or the cowboy in the white hat but every world needs it’s badboy as well. There has to be someone for the fans to hate. Someone they love to see get beat. Brock Lesnar is that guy.
UFC fans will pay top dollar to see Brock Lesnar fall. This is a win-win situation for everyone involved. The question is who will make Lesnar fall. Who can defeat him at this point? There are those who believe that Fedor Emelianenko the mad Russian has the best opportunity. He is 30-1 and has beaten two of the UFCs greatest champions fairly easily in Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski. The problem is Fedor is signed with a rival promotions outfit. The UFC fans have been waiting eagerly for his arrival but it is still yet to happen. After the fight saturday night UFC President Dana White said it will happen and that the big fight between Lesnar and Fedor will become a reality eventually.
It is hard to say if Lesnar will remain the champion that long or not. Chances are he will if he continues to work on his ground game and tightens up his game. Like Lesnar or not he is the champion and will be around for a while. He adds excitement to an laready extremely exciting sport. He brings that badboy image with fire and smoke into the cage with vigor and passion. He will fight in more pay per view events and everyone will reap the benefits. The odds are in his favor. Until we meet again good betting and remember to always be a good sport.
It is hard to believe but the NFL season is right around the corner. As usual during the off season Coaches were replaced and some big name players were traded to other teams. Lets briefly look at what may lay ahead in the upcoming season. In the AFC East watch out for Miami and Buffalo. In the AFC North Indy and the Titans will fall out of contention and the Texans will make a surprise run. In the AFC West San Diego should hold on but Kansas City is the team to watch. In the AFC South the Steelers did a great job of keeping the nucleous of their Super Bowl winning team. They should win their division but Baltimore will be a thorn in their side again. In the NFC East eyes are on the Eagles but Dallas may still have something to say. In the NFC North a lot will depend upon rather Brent Farve ends up with the Vikings. Chicago should be a threat now that they have a Quarterback in Jay Cutler. In the NFC South keep your eyes on the upstart Atlanta Falcons with Matt Ryan moving into his second year and having newly acquired Tony Gonzales. The NFC West is up in the air. Arizona may still be the team to beat there but the Rams and 49ers have second year coaches that are fired up and hungry. Both could easily make a run in that division. We will have our precise picks as the season draws nearer.
In the Tennis world there is a lot of anticipation that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal may still have a chance to meet in the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada next month. Nadal did not compete at Wimbledon due to a knee injury. He should be ready to go for the Rogers Cup on August 8th. Many tennis fans were foaming at the mouth in hopes of seeing the two superstars meet at Wimbledon but it was not too be and Federer ended up winning his 15th Grand Slam and 6th Wimbledon Championship.
In Golf Tiger Woods will visit Australia for the first time in 11 years when he participates in the Australian Masters in November. Grandstand seats for this event are already selling out. Woods did not fair well when he played in the 1996 Australian Open where he finished 12 strokes behind winner Greg Norman or in the 1997 Australian Masters where he finished 8th behind winner Peter Lonard. However, eleven years have made quite a difference in Tiger Woods. The Melbourne fans know this will be one of the few chances that they will get to see this Golf legend play.
In the UFC they are preparing for their biggest event in history tomorrow night in Las Vegas at UFC 100. Brock Lesnar is being picked to defeat Frank Mir in their rematch that highlights the event. Frank Mir won their initial meeting but Lesnar is a little better than he was then. Georges St. Perrie is picked to beat his opponent Thiago Alves. There are some exciting matchups on this card and there could be some upsets. You can check out our lates odds right here at the Sportsbook Gazette. Somethings in sports never change there will always be the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Until we meet again good betting and always remember to be a good sport.
There is some controversy about the UFC 100 MMA Event that is coming up on July 11th. The UFC has been promoting this fight as the biggest UFC Event in history. The UFC has shown amazing growth in the last 16 years. The popularity of these MMA matches continues to grow feeding the undeniable thirst for raw combat that has long excited something deep down inside us.Â
The controversy stems from the fact that the UFC decided to place the Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir fight as the main attraction. Many UFC fighters have spent years polishing their craft and have spilt many blood and tears to get to this competitive level. Brock Lesnar, a former pro wrestler, comes into this fight with a 2-1 UFC record. He has already lost to Frank Mir. Even so Brock did win the Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Randy Contour.
Regardless of what many believe the fact remains that Brock Lesnar is a huge PPV draw and that will cause many fans to tune in and pay the big bucks to see if he can live up to this honor. The Betting Online seems to show that Brock is slightly favored to win. However, this fight is by no means a shoe in.Â
There are those who think Frank Mir got lucky in the first fight. Still others think that Lesnar was given some kind of special treatment by getting to fight for a championship with a 1-1 record and very raw MMA experience. Although Brock defeated Randy in the twilight of his career he still has much to prove to MMA fans. You can visit now at http://www.sportsbookgazette.com/live_odds.php to see what is going on.
Many UFC enthusiasts thought that the fight between Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves should have been the main event. St. Pierre has proven himself to be a true UFC champion and Alves is an excellent contender for Georges Welterweight Championship belt. Although St. Pierre is heavily favored in this one don’t let the odds control your thinking. Anything will be possible in this one. In other fights Dan Henderson is favored over Michael Bisping in the middleweight division. Stephan Bonnar is also heavily favored to beat Mark Coleman in the Light Heavyweight bout.
You can always get the best odds and picks right here at the Sportsbook Gazette. Once you separate all the hype around UFC 100 there is no doubt some of these fights will be pure war. However, determining if it rates as the biggest UFC event of all time, I don’t know if I would take those odds. Until we meet again good betting and remember to always be a good sport.
