Lesnar vs. Mir – My prediction was a Lesnar win and he did, but Lesnar’s antics after the fight got more press. Sure, Lesnar won via a 2nd round stoppage. He was able to take Mir down, but once on the ground was either unable or afraid to try and advance his position. Instead he would lay on Mir and punch away. Lesnar is huge and uses his weight and canned ham-fists to full advantage. Mir did manage to rock Lesnar with a knee in the second round, and although Lesnar admitted it made him see “Tweety-birds”, he was lucky enough to land on top of Mir. I don’t think that Mir realized how stunned Lesnar was, and he was able to quickly recover and start pounding away until the ref called the fight.
After the fight, Lesnar was loudly booed by fans. He responded by giving them a double-middle finger salute. Lesnar then ran over to Mir and began yelling in his face. Talk about gracious in victory! Then in the in-ring post-fight interview, Lesnar said he was going to drink Coors because UFC sponsor Bud Lite wouldn’t pay him enough! He told fans to keep booing because he loved it and that he’d probably go home and get on top of his wife. Very classy, right? At the post fight interview with the media, Lesnar apologized for his rude behavior, said that he was really going to drink Bud Lite all night, blah, blah, blah.
Normally when someone messes up and apologizes, I’m quick to give them the benefit of the doubt. Not this time. Lesnar admitted that Dana White had taken him aside to talk to him about his antics. There’s no doubt that White explained to Lesnar how insulting a company sponsor would hurt future events and ALL UFC fighters, that insulting the fans would hurt Lesnar’s own pay-per-view and t-shirt sales, etc. So although Lesnar apologized, I think there was more “showmanship” in his apology than his antics after the fight. Think back to how Lesnar acted when he lost to Mir the first time. Lesnar said he “gave” the fight to Mir. That Mir lucked into it. That the ref was at fault for stopping it when Lesnar hit in the back of the head. Lesnar talked all kinds of junk and never once said, “Mir beat me because he was the better man that night and when he pulled the kneebar on me I tapped out.” Contrast that with his behavior after earning a decision against Heath Herring. Lesnar was showboating and acting the fool. He loses with no class and wins the same way.
I hope that Lesnar does learn from his mistakes. Time will tell. If he does begin to show some class, then my opinion of him will change. if not, not.
GSP vs. Alves – My prediction was a GSP victory and we’re one step closer to him fighting Anderson Silva. GSP easily won and we are.
Henderson vs. Bisbing – My prediction: Henderson wins. He did by the most devestating KO of the night… maybe the year!
Fitch vs. Thiago – My prediction was Fitch wins by crazy beard. He did and still has the beard.
Bonnar vs. Coleman – My prediction was Bonnar wins and he lost and now is a bit closer to sitting with fans during the fights.