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Originally Posted by guccilvr
SF, please.. we don't need to get into the whole boxing vs MMA debate.. again.
Couture handled Lesnar quite nicely. In fact, I think it was a fluke that Lesnar even won that bout. Sure Lesnar has ability and is a huge man, but Fedor has beaten the best of the best.. cuz the way I've always seen it is Pride > UFC and now that Pride has dissolved, we should be able to see if that is true or not. Fedor is massive and has superior technical ability than Lesnar.. (yes so did Couture) I just don't see Lesnar winning.. Lesnar has already become a cocky SOB, and that doesn't always bode well for fighters in the octagon.
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I'd suggest you rewatch the Lesnar fight. Fluke? Couture's strategy of using the clinch was smart because it was successful in wearing on Lesnar, and more importantly it closed the distance to try, read try, and prevent the take down and vicious GnP.
Brock was still able to get Couture down on the mat and work him pretty much at will, plus he showed some very solid striking from the clinch throwing very nice knee's and elbow's. There was one point when Randy ate a knee, he shook it off and landed one shot, but that's about the most damage he did all fight.