Brock Lesnar VS Cain Velasquez UFC 121 Review

For more check out http://mmarants.blogspot.com Does history really repeat itself? Brock Edward Lesnar (pronounced /ˈlɛznər/; born July 12, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Lesnar is an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999, losing in the finals to future New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal. After leaving WWE in 2004, Lesnar pursued a career in the NFL. He played during the preseason for the Minnesota Vikings, but ended up being a late cut. Lesnar returned to professional wrestling at the end of 2005, and joined New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first wrestling match since leaving the WWE. He was stripped of the title in July 2006, although he held the physical belt until June 2007. Lesnar started a career in mixed martial arts and won his first fight in June 2007. He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in October 2007. He lost his UFC debut against Frank Mir, then went undefeated until his fight with Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. He captured the UFC Heavyweight Championship from Randy Couture on November 15, 2008, then avenged his loss to Mir by way of TKO at UFC 100 to become the Undisputed Champion. After being sidelined from fighting in late 2009 due to diverticulitis, Lesnar returned to defeat the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin at UFC 116 via submission. His most recent fight was against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 where he was defeated in the first round, losing the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Versus Cain Ramirez Velasquez (born July 28, 1982) is a Mexican American mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa Central Community College. He is a two-time 5A state champion in Arizona, Compiling a record of 110-10 for Kofa High School located in Yuma, Arizona under Shawn Rustad and Marty Niblo. He currently competes in the UFC in the heavyweight division. As of June 29, 2010, he is ranked as the #4 heavyweight in the world by Sherdog and MMAweekly, and #6 by MMAfighting.com. Cain also has never lost a round in mixed martial arts competition. Velasquez, who trains at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, CA, won the No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt championships roughly a year after starting submission grappling. He currently holds a purple belt under Dave Camarillo.