5 MMA Fighters Who Can Beat Brock Lesnar
October 2, 2009 by igorderysh
Randy Couture couldn’t beat Brock Lesnar. Heath Herring couldn’t beat Brock Lesnar. Frank Mir couldn’t beat him a second time. So, who among the MMA heavyweights can bring down the UFC phenom? Here are five fighters I think stand a good chance against Brock Lesnar’s brutal beatings.
1. Fedor Emelianenko
Despite having never fought in the UFC, Fedor has beaten Andrei Arlovsky, Tim Sylvia, Mark Coleman, Mirko Cro Cop, and Minotaro Noguiera. Though Fedor would be very outsized, he would at least make it a huge fight. Guess we’ll never see it happen.
2. Antonio Nogueira
Noguiera is the only top heavyweight in the UFC who hasn’t gotten a shot at Lesnar. He would still be greatly outsized, but we might get to see this if Noguiera can win his rematch against Frank Mir.
3. Josh Barnett
Barnett has defeated Antonio Noguiera, Randy Couture (in his prime), and Dan Severn. He is still only 31 and isn’t much smaller than Lesnar (though it could be the ‘roids). If White ever brings him back, this matchup would be right at the top of UFC’s to-do list.
4. Shane Carwin
The undefeated Carwin is actually a better match-up for Lesnar than Antonio Noguiera. He will not be outsized by Lesnar but the best opponent he has ever beat is Gabriel Gonzaga. This could have been too rushed.
5. Todd Duffee
He has only won one undercard in the UFC but it was the fastest knockout in UFC history. He is 6′3″ and 250 pounds and undefeated in MMA. We’ll see if he is really a contender in his fight at UFC 107.
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no shot. lesner would destroy all these fools.
Fedor is the only one on that list with a chance. EVEN at THAT, it is only because he has beaten every other big man he has faced.
You missed Orlovsy and Bobby Lashley.
You are trying to refer to Andrei Arlovski, and he has been knocked out in his last 2 fights.
Props for the Lashley reference, but he is so inexperienced he makes Lesnar look like a Gracie.
Todd Duffee looks like Ivan Drago’s gay little brother!
Stop trying to rim Fedor! He is not as good as everyone thinks. His delay into UFC is b/c he knows he will get his ass kicked by the level of talent.
Lesnar, even an inexperienced Coors Light drinking Lesnar, would honestly kill Fedor.
Noguiera should be no where on this list. If you have him on this list, you might as well say BJ Penn should gain 200 lbs and fight Lesnar.
Herring effectively kicked Noguiera’s ass, and he is the biggest waste of white meat since Butterbean.
all effin idiots
Is Duffee the guy who played the russian in the rocky movie?
i no who can beat brock lesnar but he wont accept the challenge he:s right in the twin cities his name is rollie waag brock would go down in the third round no bull shit now if someone was to present to the pulic he would have to except ego thing if he feel threatened he wont take the challange rollie would in aheart beat
Um Rollie dude your dumbass your picking a no name guy to beat possibly one of the greatest fighters ever you should probably be smarter