Lesner joins k-1.

[rar1015]

Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, Brock Lesnar of former WWE fame climbed into the ring after being announced by Jimmy Lennon that he has joined the K-1 organization. Lesnar said that he has been wanting to do this for awhile and that he is excited about the opportunity.

After that announcement, Royce Gracie climbed into the ring telling the crowd that he would be training Brock Lesnar, also mentioning that it is an honor to be able to work with Lesnar. Royce said, "K-1 asked me to train Brock, to build my own champion." Royce continued, "He's a professional athlete and wrestler so I will teach him some finishing holds. I have never worked with anyone this size, since I don't have his physique I'll show him what I know, as long as he promises not to come back and fight me and my family later!"

Lesnar has a legitimate background in collegiate wrestling were he won the 2000 National Collegiate Athletic Association title, so Lesnar has a legitimate chance of being successful in MMA with the proper training. Lesnar said, "Training for mixed martial arts is not easy, I have to learn striking, kicking, defense and submissions. But I have Royce Gracie to help me, he's the man in mixed martial arts so it's a no-brainer -- I'm honored to be working with him."

So it's finally official after all the rumors. Lesnar will fight in the HERO'S promotion of K-1 when it is tentatively planned to have his first fight for HERO'S in February of 2007. Lesnar said, "I was a takedown artist in wrestling, and I hope to do that again. My goal is to get guys on the ground -- that's what I'm comfortable with -- and then beat their heads in!"

[QuieTSToRM33]

wow ........... lesnar and royce ................ lesnar could turn out to be a monster

[rar1015]

Well he already is a monster but we'll see what happens i guess.

[Tucc]

I think he is gonna be a fvccin monster...

[zimmy]

hmm...i think he would have been better off to learn BJJ from some one in the gracie family who is a little more aggressive / larger...hard to teach royce's style to larger cats.

[sonar1234]

That is great news at least he is gonna be trained by a legend, its not a fluke like Goldberg running is mouth that he wants to be in MMA but ends up a commentator.

I cant wait to see what Lesner can do in MMA.

[xpijeonx]

I have heard he was training at Militech. If he really was I t hink he should have stayed there. Only reason being I think it would fit his back ground better.

[Hunter]

Miltech or quest are the teams to be at for a wrestler imo esp quest which is known for teaching wrestlers and emphasizing cross training. Zimmy is right royce bjj is a very patient style and may not be as effective for a larger guy like brock. He may be better learning it from a guy like penn or charutu(penns bjj teacher) who really like to push the pace

[Posideon]

I agree I think he would've been better off at the Militech camp. He's a very aggressive wrestler, Royce bjj will not compliment his style, but hey ya never know..

[MMA]

I agree I think he would've been better off at the Militech camp. He's a very aggressive wrestler, Royce bjj will not compliment his style, but hey ya never know..

100% correct. it sounds like you know a bit about how the game works. a wrestler trying to learn submisssion and MMA is MUCH better off learning from guys who also started with wrestling as a base. they know exactly where he's coming from, and where he needs to go, how to use his strengths and protect his limitations.

and militech has a lot of wrestlers, but is much more versatile than Hammer House.

i wonder how much of this is politics and hype? i assume royce is signed with K1 now, or he wouldn't be speaking at their event.