Comments on: Nog to Fight at UFC 87 – Lesnar next? http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/05/07/nog-to-fight-at-ufc-87-lesnar-next/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Curtis Clontz http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/05/07/nog-to-fight-at-ufc-87-lesnar-next/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Curtis Clontz Fri, 09 May 2008 11:10:42 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=549#comment-714 The reason I think it rejuvenated his career is because before that fight many seemed to think of Frank Mir as a washed up has been, that has always been a bit over rated. In a way the fight was ment to be a stepping stone for Lesnar, but Mir was victorious. The win silenced some of his critics and in a way rejuvenated his career. If Nog does indeed fight on the same card as Lesnar and Coleman that makes an interesting case...Does the winners fight? I hope not, it is too soon to put Lesnar in a title fight, but I can see a Nog vs. Lesnar title fight. That would generate huge PPV numbers. Vera and Werdum also makes sense. I dont think Lesnar is better than either of these. Another scenario I see is the winner of Vera vs. Werdum gets the winner of the Nog fight. The winner of the Lesnar vs. Coleman gets the loser of the Nog fight or Vera fight, in a way to generate popularity in this weak division. I also feel the UFC needs one or two more solid heavyweights. Big names that can generate a buzz but don't have to be scheduled tactfully to protect themselves and the company. The UFC will soon realize the loss of Timmay was more than they expected. Expect a Heavy weight TUF in the future... The reason I think it rejuvenated his career is because before that fight many seemed to think of Frank Mir as a washed up has been, that has always been a bit over rated. In a way the fight was ment to be a stepping stone for Lesnar, but Mir was victorious. The win silenced some of his critics and in a way rejuvenated his career.

If Nog does indeed fight on the same card as Lesnar and Coleman that makes an interesting case…Does the winners fight? I hope not, it is too soon to put Lesnar in a title fight, but I can see a Nog vs. Lesnar title fight. That would generate huge PPV numbers.

Vera and Werdum also makes sense. I dont think Lesnar is better than either of these.

Another scenario I see is the winner of Vera vs. Werdum gets the winner of the Nog fight. The winner of the Lesnar vs. Coleman gets the loser of the Nog fight or Vera fight, in a way to generate popularity in this weak division.

I also feel the UFC needs one or two more solid heavyweights. Big names that can generate a buzz but don’t have to be scheduled tactfully to protect themselves and the company. The UFC will soon realize the loss of Timmay was more than they expected.

Expect a Heavy weight TUF in the future…

]]> By: Josh "The IronMan" Stein http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/05/07/nog-to-fight-at-ufc-87-lesnar-next/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Josh "The IronMan" Stein Fri, 09 May 2008 04:39:56 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=549#comment-711 Curtis, I like the idea of throwing Mir in there, and I'm glad you brought it up. Unfortunately, I wouldn't say that his career rejuvination started against Lesnar. He beat Hardonk pretty severely before that, and I think that's what set him up for the Lesnar fight. However, I think that Vera and Mir are more serious possibilities. I don't think that they will give it to Vera because of his loss to Big Tim, but you never know. I'm actually thinking Werdum will probably get it because of the fight with Gonzaga. It was a performance that impressed alot of people and I wouldn't be upset with the matchup, since it'd be a technical BJJ war. (though I'd expect Nog to work hard to keep it standing, where he can use that great boxing background) We'll see how this pans out. Whoever the opponent, I'm happy to see Nog fighting on the card. Curtis, I like the idea of throwing Mir in there, and I’m glad you brought it up. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t say that his career rejuvination started against Lesnar. He beat Hardonk pretty severely before that, and I think that’s what set him up for the Lesnar fight.

However, I think that Vera and Mir are more serious possibilities.

I don’t think that they will give it to Vera because of his loss to Big Tim, but you never know.

I’m actually thinking Werdum will probably get it because of the fight with Gonzaga. It was a performance that impressed alot of people and I wouldn’t be upset with the matchup, since it’d be a technical BJJ war. (though I’d expect Nog to work hard to keep it standing, where he can use that great boxing background)

We’ll see how this pans out. Whoever the opponent, I’m happy to see Nog fighting on the card.

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