Roy Nelson: I think Brock Lesnar will walk off the TUF set
Posted on January 22, 2011, 05:17 AM by Daniel CassidySince the announcement of Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos as opposing coaches on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, both fans and indeed some fighters were left shocked when Dana White called out the names of the coaches. While from a business and promotional point of view the naming of Lesnar as a coach may make sense, from the participants perspective it's a little more cloudy. A relative newcomer in the sport, despite winning then twice defending the Heavyweight title, Brock only holds an MMA record of 5-2. Even his opponent, Junior Dos Santos, made his UFC debut 9 months after Lesnar, and currently holds an MMA record of 12-1.
Since his last bout saw him effectively picking apart Roy Nelson for three rounds en route to a decision win, it comes as little surprise that the fans favourite Nelson should share his thoughts on the subject of Brock as a coach. Nelson's name was one of several lined up for a potential bout with Lesnar, prior to the TUF 13 announcement.
Nelson himself a winner of the 11th series of the show, is a veteran of the sport. With a record of 15-5, Big Country is also a former IFL Heavyweight Champion, known for his heavy hands, and despite his large gut, his BJJ skills.
When asked about Lesnar as a coach, Nelson had quite a few things to say on the matter:
“I think Brock Lesnar is done. I think Brock doing TUF is one way to basically take a situation and make it win-win for him. I think Lesnar doing the show is a way to introduce Junior Dos Santos to the American fan base in the way the show does. TUF introduces “stars in the making” to the casual UFC fan and while JDS is the number one contender he still needs some help with the American fan base. So the conspiracy basically comes down to the fact that Shane Carwin has no one to fight in June. I think Brock Lesnar will walk off the TUF set and then Carwin will take his spot or Frank Mir will come in to “save the day” and fight JDS for title contention.”
“The reason I believe Frank would be the guy is because Mir is coming off a win and I was already supposed to fight Shane so fans were already hyped to see it. Or Carwin could move in to face JDS and I could still face Frank but it doesn’t really matter to me as to who fights who because all that really matters is the fans want to see me fight somebody. A lot of things could happen over the next six weeks but it seems a bit off that Carwin doesn’t have an opponent right now and all of the top heavyweights are spoken for.”
Filming is set to begin in just a few weeks, the show will make its televised debut on March 30th. With a bout between Lesnar and Dos Santos tentatively scheduled for UFC 131 on the 4th of June, fans will have to wait and see if Nelson's predictions come true.
So Lowkick'ers? What do you think? Will the reclusive and camera shy Brock Lesnar survive a full season as a TUF coach? Or will he walk off early, and who would you like to see replace him?
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Makes sense to me... But I hope Brock stays in the business. He has so much potential. He just needs to train alot with the right people and he is back on top.
So Brock gets handed vs Carwin and pulls out a submission kinda like Silva vs Sonnen. Then people start doubting him and forgetting his accomplishments in collegiate and professional levels. Then he gets destroyed vs Cain and now people think he is a pussy and sucks? WTF is wrong with ignorant asses now a days? the dude is a freaking monster. Everybody looses in this sport i don't care who you are. I believe BIG COUNTRY is a hater because Dos Santos sent him crying to In and Out Burger and don't forget he got his ass ktfo by Arlovski, apparently everybody things AA is done. Right?
Bottom line, Brock needs to get to work and get back on the saddle. Enough said!
I totaly agree that he does have potential. One thing that would help him dramaticly is if he lays off the strength training for a while and focus on some striking
Big Country is not so much a hater as he is a dolt. I've never seen an interview with that cow and didn't come away thinking he was wasn't very bright.
I dont think they're questioning his ability the guy obviously has the ability... I think everyone is questioning where his heart is really at when it comes to MMA. I cant speak for Brock of course so I have no clue how he's feeling but I dont think its out of the question to wonder where his head is at when it comes to fighting.
arlovski should never have beat big country roy was about to get a kimura when the fight got stood up due to elite xc being more corrupt than chael sonnen
Wasn't
brock leso is and always has been a pussy bully.
you have to take the rough with the smooth, he's had his ass handed to him twice by carwin (ok,brock won but he got smashed the f**k up) and velasquez and he obviously DOES NOT like getting hit, let alone being dominated.
man the f**k up leso, piss off back to WWE/F/TNA (whatever)
i cannot wait to see the back of you
I'm guessing the JDS fight goes down much the same as the Velasquez one and then he goes back to WWE.
but jds doesnt have the wrestling of cain and brock got cain down. because cains wrestling is so good he got back up, dont know if junior will be able to do that. but if he does get taken down and can get up then hes got a really good chance of beating cain.
Can't teach an old dog new tricks and Lesnar isn't just old he is stubborn and set in his ways. The only way Lesnar has any chance at an MMA career is if he drops his entire team and goes and lives and trains with a team like Jacksons, AKA, Extreme Couture or some big elite gym like that. But there is 1% chance of that happening and even if he did it would take about 3 years before we saw any results of the effort.
Whether or not Lensar will walk of the set or not I am not so sure and he might turn up for the JDS fight, get stopped in the first round and then quit MMA. But it is also possible that Nelson is right.
Then Brock will go fight hong man choi in japan an lose via flying armbar.
I dont think Brock is coaching material but he makes good for entertainment purposes, and JDS can barely speak english, so we'll see how that goes down. Does any1 know what weight class the fighters on the show will be? I hope theyre heavyweights
welterweights...i THINK
You guys should start watching jds recent interviews cause he can speak english and hes pretty good.
yea the others here should take lessons
well brock hates people and media so i wouldn't be surprised.
also, if this is another one sided season (in JDS's favour) I wouldn't put it past him to just walk off the set in a huff. Or at the very least break another punk-ass door...
I really do not see the big fuss or understand why everyone is so interested in predicting the future Brock could do mma for the next 6 months or 5 years the guys a wild card.. I'm just gonna enjoy the show and his fights. For a guy that suppossedly isn't really a mma fighter he has good record and has been involved in exciting fights.
He gets a lot of negativity from the fans but he has a great pedigree for MMA. If he just put a little bit more time into his striking, he could be amazing (and this from a guy who has never cheered for him in any of his fights).
I will enjoy watching him as well and whether he blows up and goes back to hunting in Manitoba or pulls out a vic over Cigano, it will be entertaining.
His hunting clips for Federal are entertaining so maybe he leaves for redneck tv if he loses.
Lets face it.....Nelson is simply jealous of Brocks fame and probably wishes he could have a physique like Brocks too..................Brock would destroy you Nelson.
Never know if Dana himself put Big Country up to this. Dana might be pressuring Brock to stay or else look like a wimp. Could be a strategy to stop Brock from walking by insulting his courage. Rumours usually have at least a slight bit of truth to them and so this might be protective measures to keep their biggest money man on board.
Im just gunna put it out there that Roy Nelson is fine not being jacked like lesnar, he seems to enjoy rubbing his belly after every win
Lesnar never gona be back on top he started from top in UFC now he is going down hill JDS will KO him aswell
Even if Brock takes JDS down, I see Dos Santos getting back to his feet, a lot like Cain, with little problems. From there he'll pick Lesnar apart and break his will.
I can't stand Lesner and do not respect him as a fighter but I don't get why so many think JDS can't lose to him. If Brock gets on top of him, JDS could be in serious trouble. JDS, does not have nearly good enough wrestling to do what Cain and Carwin did. If his BJJ isn't superior to Lesner's wrestling he is going to need a very quick KO.
what did carwin do? fall down and get arm triangled.
Camera shy Lesnar? I think not, he was in the WWE