Good call. I don't think many people thought Lesnar could be this good this fast. Honestly though, he's still not super skilled, he's just so goddamn big. Mir was 245 for that fight and Lesnar weighed in at 265, but you have to think he probably fought at closer to 285. A 40 pound weight advantage is huge. I won't take anything away from Lesnar though. His submission defense is good, his striking is getting there, and he's much more patient. Most importantly, he's what a true heavy weight should look like. A lot of these heavyweights, pretty much all of them really, weigh around 230-250, and that's just not big enough. Maybe the UFC should add another weight division? Like 205-230? Someone like Mir could cut down to 230.
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