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Usually, it was only fighters who felt the wrath of Brock Lesnar during his UFC career.But ahead of his fight with Cain Velasquez, even a police officer learned not to stand in Lesnar’s path the hard way.Lesnar is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights of all timeGetty Images - GettyLesnar was the heavyweight champion at the time, having defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91 in November 2008 to win the belt in just his fourth fight for the promotion.
He defended it eight months later by finishing Frank Mir at UFC 100 to avenge his only MMA loss, before submitting Shane Carwin almost exactly one year later.However, his toughest test was yet to come, as Velasquez, who was undefeated in eight UFC bouts, stood in Lesnar’s way from cementing his name as a heavyweight great at UFC 121.Lesnar rocked a beanie as he made the ferocious walk in California 15 years ago, with his eyes solely locked on the cage.
The South Dakota native made no attempt to acknowledge the thousands of fans screaming his name, but was forced to take action when one cop stood in his way.Just before Lesnar hit a corner, he noticed the officer in his way, and using his left hand hilariously brushed him to one side with ease.He then added insult to injury by almost shoving the man into the crowd with his right shortly after.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan picked up on the funny moment during the broadcast, before matching the electric energy inside the Honda Center with a perfect analogy of ‘The Beast’ as he entered the Octagon.“A thousand years ago the only way you saw a guy like this was if they came up on your shore on a boat and then you ran,” Rogan said.“This guy, you have to consider the fact that he’s so dominant and he’s only been fighting for a little over two years.
Lesnar brushed the cop asideUFC FIGHT PASSBefore shoving him out of the wayUFC FIGHT PASSAnd continuing his walk to the OcagonUFC FIGHT PASS“He only has six fights, and in those two years and six fights we’ve seen drastic and dramatic improvements in his game that I suspect that’s what we’re going to see here tonight.”However, Rogan, who is usually spot on with his takes on MMA’s biggest league, couldn’t have been more wrong.Lesnar shot for a trademark takedown at the beginning of the bout, but Velasquez, who had been prepared by legends like UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier for his opponent’s elite wrestling skills, took no challenge in stuffing it.
This handed the Mexican-American a boost of confidence as he shockingly dragged Lesnar to the canvas shortly after.All of a sudden, Lesnar was in deep trouble, and after being hit with an array of tough blows, he spun out of control and Velasquez went for the finish.Velasquez landed a sickening knee to Lesnar’s body before ‘The Beast’ stumbled to the ground.
View Tweet: https://twitter.com/BrockLesnar?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHe then dived onto his opponent before landing vicious right hands, which forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.The iconic fight ultimately marked the beginning of the end for Lesnar in terms of his MMA career, as he made a return to the WWE shortly after.
“I expected nothing less,” Lesnar said in his post-fight interview with Rogan.“He’s a great fighter. What can I say? He was better than me tonight.
”As for Velasquez, it was just the beginning of his record-breaking title reign.Although he lost his next fight to Junior Dos Santos, Velasquez reclaimed the heavyweight belt by defeating him in their rematch, before beating Antonio Silva and Dos Santos again. During this time, Velasquez broke the record for the longest UFC heavyweight title reign, which still remains to date.
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