“I’ll be honest, I haven’t heard anything about it. I called my manager today, but he’s on a plane right now. And unless they’ve spoken and he hasn’t told me about it, I don’t know anything about it. I’d love to fight Lesnar though. I think it’d be a good match up for me, but it’s not anything that anyones talked to me about…. I trained with him, and I know a little bit about him. I haven’t trained with him for about eight to ten months. He came up to Miletich to train with us when he was first getting into the sport.”
– Heavyweight finalist on season two of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Brad Imes, refutes recent speculation via MMAFightLine.com that he has been selected as the first opponent to face recent free agent acquisition, Brock Lesnar, in his Octagon debut. Word on the street is that Lesnar already has an opponent lined up and will appear at UFC 81 on the SuperBowl weekend card in February. UFC has indicated that a match up will soon be made a official. Don’t hold your breath.
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That would be a good test for Lesnar
Lesnar and Imes are both fairly inexperienced..should be a good fight
[quote comment="194122"]Lesnar and Imes are both fairly inexperienced..should be a good fight[/quote]
They are NOT fighting, according to Imes.
I think Lesnar would kill Imes! I don’t think Imes would really be able to stop Lesnar from taking him down. His legs are too big of a target for Lesnar to miss. It would be a 1st round tko for lesnar.
Does Brock’s opponent know that he will be Brock’s first opponent yet? I don’t know. It seems like it still COULD be Imes, but Imes hasn’t heard anything himself. I think it will be Imes or Eddie Sanchez.
I’m looking forward to seeing Brock in the octagon no matter who he faces. Should be interesting. I just love that MMA is growing so fast.
It seems like a dream match up for the UFC and Brock. Brock fights a fighter with at least some recognition, but who is relatively inexperienced and very beatable for Brock’s skill set. Awin would legitamize Lesner as a fighter. It also makes sense for Brad because if he did fight and lose, he is really no worse off, but if he wins he will received recognition, fans and a huge step towards being a contender. I really can’t think of a smarter matchup off the bat. I hope this does happen, though this is just a rumor, but remember in the world of MMA, a denial is almost an admittance in many cases.
Bringing in Brock will accomplish something the UFC is always trying to do….put butts in seats and get PPV buys. However, I will admit that it will be interesting to see how he makes the transition from the “squared-circle” to the octagon.
Brocks wrestling and ground and pound…well a bigger,younger, STRONGER version of coleman….He is going to hurt some heavyweights….
Seems like the WEC (do they even have a HW devision) would be a good training ground for Lesner… Although he’s a big name so I recon the UFC will hand pick 4-5 easy(ish) fights for him…
Do you think ol Dana will throw him a can for his first fight or a decent fighter????
[quote comment="194121"]That would be a good test for Lesnar[/quote]
Gonna have to disagree. When Imes fought Herring-his most recent fight-he lost two of the three rounds 10-8 on all three judges score cards. Herring is definitely a game opponent, but not so good that he can take out even a mid-tier guy with such ease.
[quote comment="194187"]Seems like the WEC (do they even have a HW devision) would be a good training ground for Lesner… Although he’s a big name so I recon the UFC will hand pick 4-5 easy(ish) fights for him…[/quote]
WEC does not have a HW division. They only go up to LHW and down to two classes below LW.
Imes is becoming the Elvis of the HWs.
I know they wont give Lesnar a solid opponent – but please let it be someone who can BANG! perfect time for fat man abott to come back
Hopefully the first thing they do is test B Lesnar for steroids. Everyone knows that most fake prowrestlers shoot up and take pain pills.
Through him in with the wolves…match him up with CroCop! That would introduce him into the world of UFC. Show him this isn’t the WWE ring show, fighters bleed for real in the UFC!
Brock is not ready he should fight at WEC. he has 1 fight and it was against a patsy
I wonder if the UFC not landing Fedor had anything to do with the ’speedy’ signing of Brock?
Imes has been fighting OUTSIDE the UFC… that tells me there isnt any contract left, or it was tossed.
[quote comment="194295"]Through him in with the wolves…match him up with CroCop! That would introduce him into the world of UFC. Show him this isn’t the WWE ring show, fighters bleed for real in the UFC![/quote]
That’s the exact opposite of what the UFC will do with Brock. He only had 1 match dude. What are you thinking?! He needs to start off fighting no names and build experience before he fights somebody.
Imes has the sexiest lips in mma
I assume that Lesnar is off the juice. If you have seen recent pics of him compared to a couple years ago, he has lost alot of mass.
Why do I get the feeling the fans at UFCMANIA started the rumor of Lesnar vs Imes?
Brad Imes got wooped and knocked down by rashad Evens, and evens is a little guy. If this fight is to happen, Imes is gonna get crushed
He didnt cut it trying to get into the NFL…He wont cut it here!
When people said who is first for Brock Lesnar my first and only response was “Brad Imes.”
In all honesty, it would be nice to see UFC sign Brad Imes to a contract and let him fight Brock Lesnar.
Somebody called Brad Imes “inexpierenced” well, last time I looked, Brad Imes won his last match via gogoplata.. Thats right Brad Imes Gogoplata = Sick.
I hope we can get this situation worked out, and I hope Brad Imes can get offered this match, would be interesting to watch.
[quote comment="194121"]That would be a good test for Lesnar[/quote]
a good test for Lesnar would be a roid test
Brock Lesnar = Next UFC Heavyweight Champion
Lesnar is as strong as an Elephant and as quick as bee, he’s explosive and psychotic, no one will be able to stand in his way. All you doubters will be sniffing his jock in under a year.
A quick check of Brad Imes’ recent fights, 4 out of 5 wins since 2/2007. One loss being Heath Herring, all the others are wins in the first round. 3 submissions, and one KO in 18 seconds!
Lesnar versus Nog.
[quote comment="194541"]Brad Imes got wooped and knocked down by rashad Evens, and evens is a little guy. If this fight is to happen, Imes is gonna get crushed[/quote]
Uhhh, how long ago was that? That was like 2 years ago, before he ever trained with Miletich or had any real octagon experience…. so it’s difficult to judge him based on that performance.
As for Brock Lesnar, he is yet to be tested. With his inexperience and only 2 years of MMA training, you never know what’s going to happen. I’m not saying he isn’t going to do well, but many people act like he is just going to roll over seasoned opponents.
I know this isn’t likely being a ufc newcomer but how about pitting brock up against silvia.. It seems knowone else will have the tools to stop him but there is no way silvia could hold lesnar up against the fence. He should slam tim through the octogan and finally stop him thinking he’s the best in the world. Brock is a tank. Irnes = waist of time for lesnar.
I saw Imes fight a nobody here in Orlando, and he had him beat with a gulliotine, but then let him go before he submitted him a different way. In other words, he was toying with him. He even said in the after fight interview that he thought we had seen enough guillotines for the night. He fought Herring shortly after, and the jump in skill level was obviously too much for him. Lesnar-Imes could be a fun fight to watch, with the obvious edge going to Lesnar for his raw talent, but Imes would have an outside chance due to his experience. Imes would be viewed as a stepping stone, but would resent the fact and probably come out firing. If (and probably when) Lesnar beats Imes, then give him Herring, and then give him Sylvia. Keep him away from BJJ black belts until he is experienced for fear he’ll get his arm broken from somebody looking to make a name for himself.
who cares, there’s already more fighters in the ufc than I can keep up with. It needs “Old School no weight class elimination”. No excuses, Baddest man take all.
I just want to see Lesnar get into the octagon, Imes sucks and Lesnar would run right through him (even with little experience), expect some highlight-reel slams from Lesnar in his fights (like the old matt hughes, but better)