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Brock Lesnar says "He is done"
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http://msn.foxsports.com/ufc/story/...eem-ushers-Brock-Lesnar-out-of-Octagon-123011
Dec 31, 2011 3:54 AM ET
LAS VEGAS
After a bloody three-round war between Nate Diaz and Douglas Cerrone at UFC 141 that underscored the grit and guts of a long fight between two tenacious MMA fighters, Alistair Overeem stepped into the ring and used his vicious striking skills to limit Brock Lesnar's comeback to a paltry 146 seconds.
Unable — or unwilling — to take Overeem and his dangerous stand-up game to the ground, Lesnar was treated to a series of punches, knees and a final and decisive shot to the liver. The former champion stumbled, teetered, fell — and Overeem pounced, fists flying, Lesnar on the canvas seeming helpless and already beaten, and then the fight being called in a technical knockout.
It was a quick and inglorious end to an attempted comeback that capped Lesnar's up-and-down career. He rose to heavyweight champion only to be sidelined for more than a year after a battle with diverticulitis.
Humbled and beaten, he quickly announced after the fight Friday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena that he was done.
"I've had a couple difficult years with my disease," Lesnar said. "And I'm going to officially say tonight is the last time you'll see me in the Octagon. Brock Lesnar is officially retired. I promised my wife and my kids if I won this fight, I would get a title shot and that would be my last fight. But if I lost tonight ..."
And that was it. With the loss, Lesnar fades from UFC hopeful to part of its history
Full Story Here
http://msn.foxsports.com/ufc/story/...eem-ushers-Brock-Lesnar-out-of-Octagon-123011
Dec 31, 2011 3:54 AM ET
LAS VEGAS
After a bloody three-round war between Nate Diaz and Douglas Cerrone at UFC 141 that underscored the grit and guts of a long fight between two tenacious MMA fighters, Alistair Overeem stepped into the ring and used his vicious striking skills to limit Brock Lesnar's comeback to a paltry 146 seconds.
Unable — or unwilling — to take Overeem and his dangerous stand-up game to the ground, Lesnar was treated to a series of punches, knees and a final and decisive shot to the liver. The former champion stumbled, teetered, fell — and Overeem pounced, fists flying, Lesnar on the canvas seeming helpless and already beaten, and then the fight being called in a technical knockout.
It was a quick and inglorious end to an attempted comeback that capped Lesnar's up-and-down career. He rose to heavyweight champion only to be sidelined for more than a year after a battle with diverticulitis.
Humbled and beaten, he quickly announced after the fight Friday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena that he was done.
"I've had a couple difficult years with my disease," Lesnar said. "And I'm going to officially say tonight is the last time you'll see me in the Octagon. Brock Lesnar is officially retired. I promised my wife and my kids if I won this fight, I would get a title shot and that would be my last fight. But if I lost tonight ..."
And that was it. With the loss, Lesnar fades from UFC hopeful to part of its history