Brock Lesnar Knocks Out Randy Couture | UFC 91, 2008 | On This Day
On this day in 2008, Brock Lesnar challenged Randy Couture for the heavyweight title at UFC 91 in Las Vegas. This fight would be the first of four heavyweight championship bouts between 2008-2010 for Lesnar, who joined the promotion earlier in the year.
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People underrate how influential Brock was for MMA. He introduced a completely new set of fans to the sport and helped develop the UFC, way before the Conor's and the Ronda's of the world.
I don't get thanked enough
Casuals who just got into the sport since Conor joined the UFC maybe. But those of us who witnessed Brock Lesnar live during this period know the numbers he pulled. Next to said criminal Irishman, Brock as the headliner has the highest number of PPV buys. Brock & Conor are by far the biggest names in the history of the sport. Not the best ever in any weight class, but certainly brought more new eyeballs to our sport than anyone else. Sadly Conor’s a pos & his fanboys will defend anything he does (and seem to know less about mma than anyone including Mario Yamasaki and Mazzagatti) , but him & Brock did bring tons of new fans to mma.
I always made sure I saw brocks fights
@@draxxsklounst6595 They were awesome 😎
Brock made the promos acceptable for Conor & Ronda
Mario “if he dies, he dies” Yamasaki
Was about to write this. I kinda miss his bad stoppages
F
Mario “I allowed her to be a warrior” Yamasaki
LOL! What's Mario up to these days?
@@chadofthesouth qq
Say what you want about Brock, but he is a beast of an athlete. Jumped from the WWF to the Vikings practice squad to UFC HW champ..
I'm roided up, Roman reigns is dead at wrestlemania
Yeah also roided out of his mind.
He has a great wrestling base.
@@Brock-Lesnar-WWE u were in the david vs Davis post figth chat lol
Too bad he'd get tired like 2 minutes into every match he's had
I always love the fact that a pro-wrestler came in and won the UFC title.
against a guy whos almost 50
@@ShawnSwander literally just commented the same thing. Lesnar's only legit win is vs Mir or Carwin. He got destroyed by everyone else lol.
@@AceMcSch00ly I'm more ragging on the UFC than Brock. He's a hell of an athlete but if they think no one will notice they put a guy that old out there just to play his name for a cash grab then they don't respect their viewers. Courture was over 45 for his last fight not much younger for this one. The oldest olympic medalist in wrestling was 37 (bronze). The oldest qualifier was 41 and that it was over 100 years ago. I'd say the risk of injury in wrestling is lower so you probably should cut people off from the UFC at 35. He was over 10 years past that.. There's no way he doesn't have CTE from this.
@@ShawnSwander who was the ufc champ
@@SeeingShadows So what? if the best guy they can get in the ufc top spot at the time is 20 years older than the average olympic wrestler and older than any wrestling/judo olympic qualifier in history they had a weak weight class. There's a reason Brock didn't wrestle in the olympics. He tested positive for steroids several times and he probably used them in college. So he's a guy who beat an old man while taking PEDs
Brock should have used the shooting star press and finished with an F5.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
And had a concussion doing the shooting star press, That was quality 😄
F5 would have sold'd the entire sport. Wouldn't have been fun. 😂
Imagine the people that believe wwe is real confused when you see him not using the moves he does in wwe 😂
Should've sent the man to suplex city
Lesnar was struggling with Diverticulitis for almost his entire MMA career. Even had a foot of his Colon removed right before his fight with Cain. Unbelievable toughness.
Holy shit, a whole foot?
Thanks for telling them.. These bums would be nothing without me
He changed significantly after that surgery, I wonder if he would've been as competitive if he didn't have the diverticulitis
@@artuszara2684 yes
Where’s his surgical scar?
When lesnar arrives in the UFC, he did attract a lot of new fans of the UFC/MMA
Conor better
@@saturn866 What's it like to worship another man?
overeem sent him to wrestling, fake fight
So did cm punk
@@saturn866 conor the senior citizen assaulting religion bashing serial rapist
Everyone's criticizing Yamasaki for not stopping the fight earlier, but everyone knows you don't stop the fight until the other guy has brain damage.
🤣
Its not combat sports without a little of CTE.
I watched it at .25x speed...Randy ate ALL of Lesnar's Lunchboxes 😬😂
Lies again? Harvard Barcelona Orlando
The few time his late stoppage was justified was when Lesnar got pummeled by Overeem after that liver kick. Casuals were claiming Brock threw out the fight because they didn't know how painful a liver shot is, and it also doesn't help Lesnar immediately retired after that. Had Yamasaki stopped the fight after few Reem punches, people would've made conspiracy theories regarding the fight.
This is a relatively early stoppage for Mario "if he dies he dies" Yamazaki
Early? Good God, the guy has brain damage for life after this one!
Brock did so much for the sport of MMA and it’s so under appreciated, will always be one of my favorite athletes. One of the best entertainers in sports of our generation.
Am pretty sure Lesnar is a hall of fame fighter so I don't see how he is under appreciated
Sorry what has he done for mma as a sport?
@@lonewolf3706 with the fans he is, there’s a stigma around yo that he was just big and not actually good as a fighter even though he became champ and defended his let against two highly respected guys in frank mir and Shane Carwin, be smarter next time young boy
@@aakudev he brought an entire new fanbase from the wwe to mma, the first ufc pay per view to do 1 million buys was an event that Brock was headlining, you are ignorant and it’s sad that you live your life that away
@@alexp3997 are you nuts, kid?! When exactly did I mention that Lesnar wasn't a good fighter and just big size wise?! I enjoyed seeing him fight and I was Looking forward to see him fight against DC and John Jones so yes, to me he was a real fighter. Are You constructing your own imaginary side arguments and then refuting them to make yourself feel better?! It's a sad thing to see... last time I saw anyone doing this was long ago when I was still in primary school so it's sad to see that primary school kids are running around KZhead acting big.
He hit em with a 40 punch combo at the end 🤣 🤣 🤣
It actually was about 40 counted them at .25x speed lmao
@@johnny2lit521 all those punches makes you wanna count 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
@@timothy72688 Facts lmao 🤣 😂 I'm like this man just ate lunch boxes forever I wanna see how many shots he actually took lmao.
@@johnny2lit521 lmao lunch box fists I'm dead 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
40 Punch Combo - Trophy unlocked 🏆
I miss seeing Brock in the Octagon. As a WWE fan as kid, he brought me over to the fandom of UFC. A short, but exciting run in the UFC.
Great wrestler but he really wasn’t good.
@@cerberusleviath4575 Yeah I dont think he would do well against today's competition, but his size and inhuman God given strength back then made for a memorable UFC Run
Maybe after i beat roman reigns at wrestlemania i will come back and destroy ngannou
@@Brock-Lesnar-WWE look here former champ, you're a decent human being but Francis is putting you to sleep 😴 Lol 😆🤣.
@UCQeNtBTqTIffSBmedbJtq1A premium quality roids & peds will do the job. A ped a day keeps the doctor away🦾
These were the days, Goldie and Rogan on the mic.
I miss mike
The days where i used frank mir as a punching bag 🏋♂️👌
And it is aaaaaall over!!!
@@Brock-Lesnar-WWE I'm not sure if you would've beaten Mir after he bulked up to 265 lbs.
Sometimes I watch bellotor just for mike
Mario "If he dies, he dies" Yamasaki Sensei Mario "Patience is a virtue" Yamasaki Fight Fan Mario "You guys, someone should stop this" Yamasaki Student of the game Mario "Oh, I thought if you tapped, that meant you were still conscious" Yamasaki Doctor Mario "The brain can take as much punishment as it can take until it dies" Yamasaki, PhD Philosopher Mario "Life is a spark between two shadows" Yamasaki Coroner Mario "I have an online degree in forensic science" Yamasaki Motivational Speaker Mario "I just want to help the underdog" Yamasaki
Deadass hard to not laugh while at work reading this shit lmao
Deadass hard to not laugh while at work reading this shit lmao
Lesnar has that kind of physique that seems impossible to maintain in a cardio intensive sport even with peds. Dude was a true freak.
He lost a lot of muscle for MMA. He used to be way bigger than he was here physically.
@@H.K.5 es cierto, antes de las mma solía pesar 300 libras.
He started training mma a bit late in his career....if he had start it earlier,I think he would have been absolutely dominant
@@AngelEmmanuel1998 I don't think he ever weighed that much, he was listed at 281 lbs when he joined the NFL.
@@VikasK2465 No he wouldn't be dominant because he had little to no no cardio, skill, fighting IQ, or chin!! The heavyweight division was garbage at that time until Cain and other more well-rounded fighters came on the scene. These were just like bar room brawlers with little true skill. Brock couldn't even last a round without being gassed so how could someone with all those deficiencies ever be dominant?!?! You clearly don't know anything about truly elite MMA fighting!! Lmao 🤣 🤣
Two legends that introduced me to mma and ufc
Same here!
Dont forget WWE, I own these bums
Brock is the main reason I started watching MMA. I started watching in 2014 and I didn't stop.
@@H.K.5 how did Brock get you into MMA in 2014? You watch highlights or something?
@@mrblonde1984 I used to be a WWE fan. But yeah, I did see his fights and highlights before I started paying attention to other fighters.
lesnar played football, wrestled, WWE, UFC, he is very talented
Yamasaki: ''Aight imma just let him hit you in the face 100 more times and I'll stop the fight.''
Mario proud of one of his quick stoppages
Goldie & Rogan on mic always send nostalgia down my spine
I always rooted for Brock. He was a competitor at heart and I didn't like martial arts back then but I liked WWE and I wanted him to do well. I'm happy he got the belt and defended it twice.
Same
Brock is truly one of my favorite athletes, he’s been a beast in everything he does his whole life. College wrestling, NFL, UFC, WWE, he’s a MONSTER.
The Alpha male🥰
of course he's a beast.....but not in the nfl
He said in an interview he's not beast in high school, apparently he's not good with pencil and because his wrestling coach help him so much with credit he able passed high school with diploma
@@chlorophyll6154 and he made millions in few years,what your high school papers done for you in your life?
They looked like two weight classes apart from each other 😂😂
yeah couture weighed in at 220lbs and Lesnar was cutting down to 265 from 285!
Couture was also 45 years old at the time
I was more impressed by Randy in this fight he put up a heck of a fight. None the less Brock is a freak (in a good way).
Heck of a fight?! Bro the fight was 3mins
@@a.hasler120 yeah that's why I put fight and not battle kind saw someone petty calling me out because it's the internet. Good day man.
@NightIIJester definetly not possible to fight a 'heck of a fight' if you get finished after 3 mins
@@a.hasler120 fair enough but putting up a fight has little to do with the amount of time. If I got mauled to death by a bear but I kicked him in the nuts and gouged his eyes when my friends find my dead body and the messed up bear they would say hey buddy put up a heck of a fight...then got mauled to death.
The steroid guy was too big for him.
2:30 thats crazy striking, damn lesnars speed
That striking was terrible lol, looked like a girl in a cat fight
@@MP_3122not really, it was legit striking. Brock is unbelievably fast for his size, keep coping, pathetic Neanderthal.
Those are wwe special rapid punch combo
@@mindrover777 mm
@@MP_3122saying that like 5 seconds worth of those punches wouldnt hospitalize you
This was the biggest fight in UFC history at the time
If we're being honest, this is LHW vs HW. Couture is a real one.
Oh please 😂 Couture's beaten heavyweights before without much trouble but as soon as he faces Brock, it was unfair?
@Traveller He was clearly implying it.
More like a Cruiserweight vs a Heavyweight.
@@H.K.5 he's a bloody 46 year old here mate. Peak couture kills Brock.
@@adwaithratnakaran8017 noone can go back in time lol, if brock beaten couture then that means BROCK HAS BEATEN COUTURE
Mario 'if he dies, he dies' yamasaki
All the UFC fighters should be thankful for Brock, Brock showed the blueprints for high PPV numbers, from Conor to Khabib, they all owe Brock a special thank you 🇨🇦💯🏆
Brock's high PPV numbers were a direct result of his WWE notoriety, not his promotion and marketing abilities as was the case for McGregor. So I respectfully disagree with that sentiment.
@@aphiwemrwebi9962 Agreed. His fan base was established already.
Tito and chuck actually did before him
While Lesnar did paved the way for high paid MMA fighters, it wasn't due to his promotional ability. In fact Lesnar is incredibly reclusive. He's prefer to spend most of his year in his home, doing whatever lumberjack stuffs.
This was the first UFC fight I ever saw, sitting in a hooters with my father. The whole entire place was yelling and screaming. I, as a kid with WWE 2006 Smackdown vs. Raw, only knew of Brock in that realm. But since that fight I've been a lifelong fan of the sport. Watching this again so long after gives me goosebumps and a big ass smile!!
Everyone talking about Lesnar, do y'all not know how much of a legend Couture is?!
RIGHT! Couture could cut to LHW, and here he was fighting a dude that cut to just make HW! Captain America is a legend.
brock is more of a legend because he accomplished more than couture, and he is known really well both inside and outside ufc, and the real reason everyone talks about him its because 1. he is more entertaining 2. he is SUPER WELL KNOWN in wwe so he drawn alot of fans to UFC 3.brock is the beast incarnate and he makes randy couture look like a regular man lmfao
He didn't accomplish more than randy couture lmao
@@geedee1264 he did, brock lesnar ended the streak of shane carwin, got revenge from frank mir, won a ufc championship 700+ title reign, and is more popular and entertain more than half of ufcs heavyweight divison fighters, and outside of ufc and into wwe, brock is a 10 time world champion, a 2 time universal champion, and ended the wrestlemania streak of the undertaker, and all randy couture did was fight in ufc
@@Buttermonk. you actually brought up his WWE achievements lmfao 😂😂
That was such a late stoppage, the whole video could have been half the length 😂
No cap, brock really generated tremendous power with a back like that, he just about clipped couture and literally sent him rolling, that's crazy
looked liek he hit him im the back of the head.
@@Seviin777 Close, but nah. I watched it in slomo and the punch landed right behind couture's esr
Randy: "being mauled" Mario Yamasaki: IF HE DIES, HE DIES. 😂
Can't believe this was 14 years ago. I was an MMA fan then, and some WWE buddies of mine suddenly got interested in MMA when this guy came along. I talked several of them thru the rules, explained the idea of BJJ, etc. The basics a viewer ought to have to follow a fight. So he for sure brought loads of people to the sport at a crucial time in its development.
Before Joes voice broke
Randy truly was the natural. Yes it was 2 rounds and a TKO but for him to do as well as he did, at 220lbs against a 265lbs man (on weigh in night, let alone rehydrated, probably closer to 280lbs) 14 years younger than him, when Randy was 45 (Brock now is the age Randy was in this fight), fighting evenly with him, overpowering him up against the cage, damaging him, it's really awesome to see.
Exactly...randy was the real winner
The good old days
Unpopular opinion: Brock Lesnar was one of the best signings for ufc. Popular opinion: Brock Lesnar vs Francis Ngannou would make MILLIONS 💰💰💰
Sorry to say but the fight would be over in seconds
The bout between those 2 would generate mega million for sure. Someone get Dana White on the horn!🤣
@@bbes4185 In who's favor?
@@solomonmarcus5496 Ngannou obviously....
@@bbes4185 Nah, Brock is A LOT tougher than people try to give him credit for. Carwin was Ngannou before he was a thing, and he couldn't KO him. Sure Ubereem juiced to the gills won, but that was a liver kick where Brock had his surgery. Basically, Brock has a MUCH better chin than people give him credit for. He's gotten hit cleanly multiple times in the head by Carwin and Hunt and never got KO'd.
Kids love mcgregor, legends love Brock Lesnar. This man was a true beast.
Lol never saw any legend speaking about lesnar, most of them only talk about Fedor.
@@aakudev For me its his potential to be a legend like them but he just doesn't care
Randy is and always be a hell of a role model. What a man.
UFC is putting this out to hype up Chimaev vs Lesnar
Daumm 😂😂
I take shits bigger than that guy.. Even at 44 i would use him like a mop
@@Brock-Lesnar-WWE I don't doubt it.
@@Brock-Lesnar-WWE *I Can Tell You Don't Have A Life... You're On Every Top Comment... Wouldn't Want To Know What You're Doing On Other KZhead Videos All Day Long... Smfh*
That's some crazy ass punch at the end...lol😂😂😂
I never followed professional wrestling but Brock introduced me to MMA. I saw this fight and the sheer size of the man enthralled me. He struggled with illness his entire MMA career and still did a ton for the sport. What a beast.
Everyone criticizing Yamasaki for not stopping the fight but he was just letting Couture be a warrior
Great, “I let Randy become a brain damaged warrior.”
Crazy size difference.. just look at the arms of the two men its like they are in a conplete different weight class
What a moment in time!
I watched the "knockdown" about 20 times and I guess the punch was so powerful that even though he never touched him with either hand , it must've produced a massive wind. And randy fell like a trailer in a tornado. I mean how else to explain failing without being hit
i thought the same thing...kinda looks like all jake pauls fights
A mighty wind
He does make contact with the back of his skull but I'm still very much on your side, the contact didn't seem like it anywhere near warranted the knockdown and it seemed more like his leg buckled than anything but it very clearly didn't. This shit is some Botchmania.
@@goottimesalltimes Looks fake to me
@@nicholasmuro1742 same
Hes probably one of the most athletic big men ever... Dude could do a shooting star press (look it up its like a backflip into a pin from the top rope) was an nfl football player and won a ufc title just from sheer size and will alone. Hes a monster wrestler as well dudes that strong shouldnt be able to move that fast!
*It's amazing to think that Lesnar had the success that he did in MMA with a major, debilitating medical condition. Had he (1) trained in and entered MMA at a young age and (2) not had the diverticulitis he'd have no doubt been the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time.*
Don't forget all the "special sauce" .
@@sneakyscorpia Definitely he has an edge but you just dont give the credit to roids. Haters will just say otherwise. Simply put Brock has the best genetics for fighting but never reached his fullest potential.
@@sneakyscorpia I'd say that with the diverticulitis, things evened out.
@@Renzo-eq9bulol best genetics for fighting. He didn’t like getting hit.
He wrestled throughout his teens and could have gone to the olympics. He's just like Kurt Angle, if Angle would have joined the UFC at an early age he would have had a huge edge, just like Severn did. Wrestling is just about everything, granted 70% of them go straight to the ground.
Lesnar es un fenómeno, es un monstruo de 300 libras. Fue la primera gran super estrella de la UFC y si no hubiera sido por la diverticulitis y la operación su reinado hubiera sido más largo.
Quería ver sus peleas siempre
Man, that thai clinch reversal to the knee from Lesnar was terrifying, Randy was done right there, big heart to shape back up when he must have been rocked beyond belief before the next punches hit. I lost an amateur boxing bout in a similar way, I tried to keep pushing through being dazed and let me tell ya, it doesn't take a big hit to put the lights out when they're already dim and flickering at all.
Yes, that was a beautiful knee. Randy did not even see it coming. Looked like a wwe knee right there
Couture had the balls to call Lesnar lucky after getting hulk smashed 🤣
That knee really was the shot that stunned randy. That follow up punch was just icing on the cake
Lesnar used to be a machine, "no doubt about that" and then, he met Cain Velasquez.
Brock wasn't what he once was after diverticulitis. Cain would've probably still beaten him with superior striking but it wouldn't have been the beatdown that it was.
Well Cain would beat most fighters.
@@alphared3772 I think it would've been. They're both pretty equal when it comes to wrestling but Cain is a far better striker. Brock on his best day wouldn't have stood a chance against Cain.
@@alphared3772 I heard you bro. Neither was Cain after all his injuries and surgeries. Remember that KO vs Nganou? It still hurts! Over all we are lucky to live on this era and watched all of this warriors perform. ✌🏼
@@H.K.5 Specially on his prime. 👍🏼
Can u imagine what could have been happen if brock started his career in ufc not in wwe
I’m glad he didn’t honestly. I think the way it happened was perfect. Lesnar got to get beat up a lot less and make a ton more money because of WWE. The UFC got a ton of exposure to new fans because of Lesnar’s already famous status with WWE. It was perfect
the only good thing would happen was undertaler streak would have been alive
A subtle display of how freakishly athletic Brock is is at 2:54. He almost launches himself over the cage lol
I had been watching UFC for a few years when Brock jumped in and he definitely added some excitement to the heavyweight division!
THE GOAT! ONLY MAN TO BE UFC AND WWE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
And youngest heavyweight champion
Fedor and Jon jones would beat him but he was very dangerous fighter for sure
They look like two different weight classes
Hes freakish big and freakish strong! And quicker than you'd think for a fella that size!
I didn't know ufc exist before Brock Lesnar, the man brought a whole fandom with him 💪🏾 the beast
This is why Brock is my favorite during the Ruthless Aggression Era. I was sad when he left WWE for a while to pursue UFC but then he has all my respect.
I would love to see this beast returning to the octagon....❤️
And fight Cain Velasquez! I wanna see Brock whoop his ass for redemption
@@ryanmichael3220 both are done, if they were to fight in 2022 Brock would kill Cain
And now, Brock Lesnar has become this mythical figure in the MMA world, and current fighters (For example: Khamzat Chimaev, Islam Makhachev) often use his name in the media to convey that they possess the highest possible level of toughness.
This was the era of the UFC when I first started watching. Plenty of all-time UFC greats at that time & Brock was the crossover star the UFC needed at to grow its fanbase & boost mainstream recognition.
2:25 I like how Brock Lesnar didn't expect to knock out Couture but quickly siezed the opportunity once he saw he did.
for real, we all know that brock was never an undefeatable heavyweight type of fighter. I know his record isn't that good but let's all respect the fact that he never had an easy road in the UFC. because of the hype around him, he only fought killers in UFC. even though he entered UFC as an entertainer/ pro wrestler.
Dude was roided the fuck out tho
He always fought old fighters, when faced young talent everyone knows what happened, Mir, Cain, Overroid.....
@@wesleymurray7028 I disagree there are even times that Brock fought clean in his career. There are even fights that Brock doesn't even looked lean more or less he's flabby.
@@wesleymurray7028 He was half his WWE size here and fought when almost everyone took steroids. You could take him and any other fighter then and have both take steroids or don't take steroids and he would 100% still be way bigger and stronger than the other fighter. You're clueless and hating because you're scrawny and weak.
@@aakudev You're clueless. He fought fighters his age or younger besides Randy. He was too sick to complete a full week of camp during his last losses and still took down the flabby prisoner twice. Shut up wimp.
Brock Lesnar: The Greatest NCAA, WWE and UFC Heavyweight Champion Of All Time!!!
That's right
Love how he brought the heel persona to the octagon. People hated it at the first, then love it
Remember this time when some UFC fans believed Brock can beat Fedor?
Fedor got destroyed by bigfoot. Brock woulda done whatever he wanted
I saw this live from our local bar all them years ago memories 😁 What a terrible stoppage though we’re you waiting for brain matter to come out his ears & eyes lol
Both men are truly legends. Randy for being a multiple time heavyweight champ at his size and age while Brock is just a monster that became champ with barely any experience
Legend has it - Brock’s still skipping leg day
Brock is a goat in my eyes. Not only did he beat some of the best he proved anything is possible. They thought he was a fraud lol
5 - 3 does not make you a "goat" 😆
"a goat" doesn't exist!! either he's "the goat" or he's not and in this case he's not!!😂😂
@@kalsven he was suffering diverticulitis when almost in his entire mma career so.
@I Voted For Biden And Love Abortion point
@I Voted For Biden And Love Abortion he gave ufc alot of money and fans, and he fought with a disease that couldve taken his life which is diverticulitis AND a surgery, so in general brock is the true goat in WWE and UFC
There will never be another man like Brock Lesnar. Truly once in a lifetime athlete & showman
Theirs plenty
@@goliathmker3335 "theirs"
Dude that 6 or so year period for the ufc was peak! There was so many recognition from those fighters back then. Now days no one knows but 2-3 fighters.
I remember this day like it was yesterday. Me and some buddies went out to Winghouse in Orlando. We were rooting for Couture. Saw Bubba Ray Dudley from the WWE there and chatted it up with him. He was with a big group obviously rooting for Lesnar. Sucks Randy didn’t win, but he’ll always be one of my top favorite MMA fighters.
Really enjoyed Brock Lesnar in the UFC 🙌
Remember watching this fight with my dad so awesome Brock Lesnar became heavyweight champion 👊
Another display of absolute mastery of his craft from the master himself Wario "die for honor" Yamasakill
Look at the size difference at the stare down. It's like 2 weight classes apart.
2:17 Had to have been that clinch knee that rocked Couture because that little one-two only landed on the second shot and it didn’t land too clean. Randy sends one his way first but to no avail, then Lesner responds in kind with a devastator. Same thing happens in Randy’s favor earlier in the fight which I find cool 0:41
I think you're right. He caught him right on the chin with that knee
@@dangolfishin Yeah, I rewatched it several times and once at 50% speed. It was 100% the knee, right on chin like you said. You could see Randy stumble as he backed up to regroup after the knee. In next exchane, Brock's right hand grazed Randy when he threw the punch and his forearm connected a bit, but it was the knee a few moments before that did the damage.
Randy really was a freak of nature started at 33 ended at 47 nothing but top 3 guys all the way thru. Inspiration until the end
he got his ass kicked by the beast incarnate
Great fight but couldn't help to notice yet another Mario Yamasaki blunder. Randy was definitely done by 2:35 and he should've called it there. He gave him plenty of a chance by then, yet he let Brock continue on. Glad he's not a ref anymore.
Even seriously undersized and although experienced, much older, randy held his own in this fight!
Brock Lesnar was a beast back in the days, one of the best heavyweights in the history of ufc
Til he Met Cain Velasquez who totally broke him
@@zachariasj2120 He made Brock breakdance across the Octagon.
Not really, he was mediocre in skillset.
Brock lesnar ia direto luta pelo cinturão Impossível ele ser um dos melhores da história Ele no máximo era um show men acho q é assim que se fala kkkkk
To loosely quote the great philosopher Russell Westbrook -"What's is you talking about bruh? Y'all _____'s is crazy!" Exciting yes, money maker yes, wrestler yes, big asf yes, steroids ✅, 5-3-0 (1nc) destroyed in losses besides 2nd Mir fight and Old Man Randy Couture and both of those fights were Garbage IMHO, he didn't do anything but sell pay-per-views, notoriously scared of getting hit in the face, no talk game on the mic, if he speaks just like in WWE it's corny and weird! Not even remotely close to being anywhere near Great in MMA. There are more cut Heavyweight Fighters from the UFC with better records and accolades then he could ever dream of. It was a gimmick that paid off. I can't believe there are still people who think he was some kind of great MMA fighter. Not being rude or disrespectful to the commenter. But as the kids say "FACTS"
The man was a phenom, still a total badass. There is no amount of money that would convince me to get in the ring with him.
brock had a great wrestling background just imagine if the present day coaching had been around at the same time as brock in the ufc
Just imagine how good Brock could’ve been if he’d gone straight to MMA after his college years.
He would of been the most dangerous fighter on the planet.
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Rogan just said same thing with hogan. Good call
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This was a 45 year old Randy Courture. If he was in his prime Brock has no chance to win.
Man watching this I'm retrospect and as soon as I saw Mario " He ain't dead yet" yamagachi, I was like poor Randy
lots of love and energetic vibe for brock and UFC
Actually i didnt know that brock lesnar was a ufc fighter but im sure that he was an influential fighter for the ufc to grow.
Imagine Randy Couture was a middle weight, then light heavyweight, then a heavyweight during his mma career
How Randy was still conscious I don't know, amazing.
That knee to the sturnum before the knockdown would have cracked the average man in two.
I love Brock best in the world ❤️
I imagine those short punches from Brock feel like sticking your head in a kick drum for Avenged Sevenfold or Slayer.
Ref: " If he dies he dies"