Last week, it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar & #1 contender Junior Dos Santos, would be coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 13.  At the conclusion of the show, Dos Santos will put his title shot on the line against Lesnar, instead of waiting until UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez recovers from injury.  Win, lose, or draw, this could be the last time we see Lesnar step inside the Octagon.

It’s been reported that Lesnar has only 1 fight remaining on his current contract.  If that is indeed a fact, should Lesnar win, he would need to sign a new contract before fighting the man who took the title away from him.  Let’s say for arguments sake, that Lesnar will defeat Dos Santos.  Who truly knows whether Lesnar would resign with the UFC?

Mixed martial arts is supposed to be just that, the blending of various martial arts into one “complete” martial artist. Today’s MMA athlete may employ a number of fighting styles from boxing to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Capoeira into their skill set. However, what happens when one style has been given the negative connotation of “lay and pray?” Recently, discussions about how some fighters are using wrestling to control their opponents instead of finish them has caused a controversy within the MMA world. How will the sport handle this revolution or are we going to see a drastic change to how the sport is contested.

Highly trained wrestlers come into MMA with the ability to control where the fight takes place.
The ability to take an opponent from his feet to his back or less desirable position is an important skill to acquire. Wrestlers that have been a part of the sport since high school understand the weight cutting process and have been shaving weight to lower divisions for years. These are just a few of the attributes that help wrestlers make a transition from their sport into mixed martial arts.