LESNAR V. COUTURE... SAT. NIGHT....

What's interesting about this fight is that it seems you can find experts on both extremes and everywhere in between... as far as the extremes either Couture is going to toy with Lesnar in the ring OR they legitimately think that Couture's life could be in danger....  Nobody really knows.

Randy Couture comes originally from a collegiate and olympic level wrestling background prior to MMA.  He is also 45, hasn't fought in a year and a half and has a record of 16-8.  I find him to be generally overrated, as he seemed to receive title shots in the past mainly due to his popularity with the fans.  One of the reasons he is so popular though is because he wins the fights that everyone counts him out of.

Brock Lesnar has an extremely prolific NCAA wrestling pedigree and dominated Heavyweight contender and veteran Heath Herring in his last fight.  He will be CUTTING WEIGHT TO MAKE HEAVYWEIGHT and will be looking at around a 50 lb. weight advantage come fight night.  (In MMA the Heavyweight weight class is 206-265 with Super Heavyweight being 265 and up.)  This will also only be his 4th fight in MMA and he is only 1-1 in the UFC.  He definitely does not "deserve" this title shot but is getting it due to his drawing power as a former WWE Superstar and to a lesser extent his freakish athleticism.

Here you can see a good reason why some people are going with Lesnar.  This is the first punch from his fight versus Herring (who by the way is a very dangerous and legitimate opponent, definitely not some chump thrown in there to make Lesnar look good.)  Not only did he effectively pretty much PUNCH HERRING ACROSS THE FUCKING RING but that shot also broke Heath's orbital bone.

HOWEVER if you examine it further you can also actually see why some people are going with Couture as well...  First the punch although effective and delivered right down the pipe isn't the prettiest one in the world and looks a little awkward.  Second as soon as it's evident Herring is hurt, Brock LOSES HIS FUCKING MIND and becomes like a rabid blood crazed dog and appears to attempt to spear or tackle Herring through the cage... not exactly traditional technique.  

This overeager tenaciousness was also seen in his fight against Frank Mir, as Brock put Mir on his back and subsequently became an enraged gorilla dropping all sorts of clubbing Donkey Kong punches on Mir without regard to positioning or technique.  Mir ended up shortly grabbing his leg a couple moments later and forcing Brock to tap with a leg lock.

All that being said in my extremely amateur prediction, I am going with Lesnar.... he's just too big, fast and explosive for Couture being 45 years old and not in the ring for a year and a half... and I think it will be over early.