The World the Way it Used to Be

I have been VERY lax in keeping up with this blog. That's because I have been VERY busy. Hopefully I will get back to making predictions for upcoming events.

A Long, Long Time Ago...
Once upon a time, Randy Couture was the crafty veteran who would outsmart the new bully in town, Brock Lesnar. And... we all know how it turned out. 2nd round TKO victory for Lesnar, and the end of Couture's reign as UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Randy Couture is still a top-10 heavyweight. Nobody disputes this, at least as far as I know. He got caught, and the rest is history. It was a great fight up till that moment, though. Randy was doing really well. Lesnar simply did better.

And what about that Brock Lesnar? "Wrastling" phenom turned mixed martial artist. Legit mixed martial artist no less. Here is sits atop the world's foremost MMA promotion, just four fights into his professional career. We would need to rewind the clock to the inception of the UFC to find another fighter who has accomplished the same in such a short time. But such is the life of one of the world's most gifted atheletes.

I'll be very interested to see how the heavyweight division plays out over the next year. We still need to see Frank Mir and Big Nog face off. Will Mir surprise us all? Or will Big Nog put another explamation point at the end of his reputation? It will be a very interesting fight.