What seems to cloud the discuss at times are people that think Lesnar hate is the only reason to not have him #1 in the world (yes I see some putting him there already). Most I’ve spoken with agree he could get there, but what he’s done so far hasn’t really showed that.

People need to realize that fighters have bad nights, they have bad matchups, they get caught, etc. The same people that think Brock will win his next 20 in a row (something GSP couldn’t even do) are the same that ignore Couture having 10 losses and 16 wins. Couture is considered a “top 10″ fighter, a “legend in the sport”, a “master game planner”. Despite all of that he has still lost almost 40% of his fights! That’s not a knock against Randy, but rather a fact about his career and an example of the volatility in MMA.

Lesnar has had *VERY* low activity for an MMA fighter at this stage of their career and they haven’t been tested by a wide range of high ranking fighters. In the HW division “upsets” happen, and I think some people wanting to see Lesnar put together a few more wins is understandable.

“I know some people will say, “But Brock won, so he deserved it”. That simply isn’t true. In many cases getting the title fight is the hard part.”

this is one of the key points, and lets not forget that brock has not faced a wide variety of styles. hh is a wrestler with some muay thai, couture = wrestler, mir = bjj w/wrestling…. hmmmmm. like i read somewhere recently, maybe he is one of the best, but we don’t know yet.