ORIGINAL: XzyluM
I'm sure Randy is getting a huge chunk of change. Just to think about the fallout he had with Dana White and his giving up his belt and then Dana White screwing him over with his contract and not bringing in quality fighters he wanted to fight says a lot. Maybe he took this fight as a last resort to end his contract (he only had one fight remaining on his contract), but I do feel Lesnar is training hard and improving fast. His ground and pound is brutal. And he has plenty of knockout power. If he beats Couture, I'm sure that will validate him as a contender. His wrestling is great, but if he isn't trying to learn new things, I agree he could be in for a huge suprise. I by no means consider this one of the biggest fights. I laughed at the hype as well. Penn vs St. Pierre and Fedor vs Couture...now that's what I call huge fights.
As much as would like to see Lesnar put a little excitement into the HW division, unless he has improved dramatically, Randy is going to hurt him. His round and pound is only brutal against someone with little defense. His striking, while improved, is still dismal. The base he uses is begging for a submission. He needs to change the way he fights and improve everything in short order if he's going to last in the UFC. I hope he has, it would suck to buy a PPV for a 1 minute fight.
My prediction: Randy by submission or choke in round 1.