Brock Lesnar Vs. Fedor Emelianenko Analysis

Brock Lesnar, since coming onto the MMA scene, has been running through opponents without any real challenge - so far. He has gotten better with each fight. His only MMA loss, came at the hands of Frank Mir, when the two first squared off against each other. Lesnar was caught with a leg lock and forced to tap early into the fight. Most MMA pundits thought it was a "lucky" win for Frank Mir, as I do. Brock Lesnar was easily controlling Mir, and inevitably on his way to victory before he got caught. Since his first loss, Brock has went on to revenge that loss; Lesnar destroyed Mir in the rematch.

As it stands right now, I don't foresee any heavyweight in the UFC being able to compete with Brock Lesnar. Lesnar has the wrestling base, size and athleticism to dominate for a long time - as long as he is passionate about the sport. Since Brock is a very competitive guy, and by his own admission, wants to become the best heavyweight in UFC history, I don't think he'll lose interest for quite a while...unless he is forced to lose interest; forced by someone named, Fedor Emelianenko.

I feel Fedor is the only heavyweight in the world that I would be confident in betting to not only beat Brock, but destroy him. Brock's wrestling is far superior to Fedor's, but Fedor's stand-up is far superior to Brock's. I don't even think this fight would go to the ground. If anything, the fight would resemble Fedor-Sylvia. I envision Fedor using his speed at stand-up to his advantage; quickly jumping on Brock and dirty boxing him for the stoppage. The fight would not go past round 1:

Lesnar's ONLY chance to win this fight - if it gets made - is by ground and pound, which I don't envision happening. I don't think Fedor is stupid enough to LET the fight take place on the ground. Brock is dangerous when he's smothering his opponent. And as most MMA fans know, Fedor is probably the most intelligent fighter today.

Fedor would win by KO shortly into the first round. Brock Lesnar would not be able to cope with Fedor's quicker hands. And if/once the fight went into the clinch, Fedor would be landing devastating knees to Brock's mid-section. Brock Lesnar would face weapons he's never faced before - and like all of Fedor's previous opponents, Brock would crumble under the onslaught of fists, knees and elbows.