5 Reasons why Brock Lesnar should be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame

#4 Brock Lesnar never took an easy fight

Brock Lesnar didn’t enter the UFC like any ordinary fighter. Prior to signing with the UFC, Lesnar had only competed in one MMA fight, which he won by first-round TKO. Coming in with an already established name from the WWE, Lesnar was immediately thrown into the deep end. On his UFC debut, Lesnar was matched up with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.

Lesnar shocked the entire MMA community with how he dominated the fight. But Mir used his experience to catch Lesnar with a submission and end the fight. Each opponent would start to get a lot tougher as Lesnar’s UFC career progressed.

During his career, Lesnar fought a who’s who including Heath Herring, Randy Couture, Shane Carwin, Cain Velasquez, Alistair Overeem, and Mark Hunt.

Lesnar never took amateur bouts and competed against anybody with a similar record. Instead, Lesnar competed in one regional MMA show and decided he was ready for a new challenge. Lesnar literally bet on himself by immediately joining the UFC and accepting fights with the top heavyweights in the world.

#3 Brock Lesnar is a former UFC heavyweight champion

What made Brock Lesnar’s UFC career so impressive is that he won the UFC heavyweight championship in his fourth fight. Lesnar was only 2-1 and found himself standing across a legend like Randy Couture for the heavyweight championship at UFC 91.

It was unheard of for a fighter to earn a title shot after only three MMA bouts. But, that’s what happened and Lesnar took full advantage of the opportunity to defeat the MMA legend by second-round TKO.

Lesnar would then successfully defend the UFC heavyweight champion twice. First, Lesnar avenged his loss to Frank Mir and completely dominated him at UFC 100. Lesnar then followed that performance by submitting heavyweight contender Shane Carwin in one of the UFC’s most memorable comebacks.

UFC President Dana White was attempting to book a fight between Lesnar and Fedor Emelianenko. The fight with Fedor didn’t materialize, but White said the bout would have been the biggest in UFC history. The proposed fight goes to show how quickly Lesnar had established himself amongst the best heavyweights.