Brock Lesnar’s legendary UFC run branded ‘unfortunate’ by former world champion who insists it will never happen again
Brendan Loughnane didn’t like watching Brock Lesnar in the UFC.
The WWE superstar switched sports in 2007 and became the UFC heavyweight champion by knocking out fighting legend Randy Couture in his fourth battle in the sport.
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Lesnar was immediately booked to defend his title against Frank Mir, the man who submitted him in 90 seconds in his UFC debut in February 2008.
The rematch at UFC 100 was one-sided in Lesnar’s favor as he took Mir to the ground and beat him with his XXXXL UFC gloves until the fight was called off in the second round.
Lesnar’s rapid rise to the top of MMA brought a ton of new fans to the sport, but as an aspiring fighter, Loughnane didn’t like seeing someone make it look so easy.
The former PFL featherweight champion recently called the pro wrestling legend’s title win “unfortunate” and insisted what he did would be impossible to replicate in 2024.
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“It was pretty unfortunate,” Loughnane said in conversation with Adam Catterall for talkSPORT’s new MMA podcast “Uncaged.”
“If I’m going to be honest with you, I think it’s pretty unfortunate that someone could come from WWE and do that.
“I was like, ‘Come on, we’re better than that. Someone just came out of wrestling and made it to the highest level of MMA.’
“This could never happen again in this day and age. I truly believe this could never happen again and it shows how much this sport has evolved since UFC 100.
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“You now have 10-year-olds walking around Manchester who would bother you. Grown men will pull you to the ground and submit you.
“It shows how much this sport has evolved.”
After defeating Mir, Lesnar defended his title one more time before dropping it to Cain Velasquez and suffering a brutal knockout defeat in his return bout against Alistair Overeem.
Lesnar ultimately retired from MMA with a 5-3 record in 2016.
The 46-year-old won his last fight against Mark Hunt by decision, but the result was overturned to a no-contest when he failed a UFC 200 drug test.
Fans were hoping he would return for UFC 300 this weekend, but Dana White shut down talk of Lesnar returning and now it appears he will never return to the Octagon.
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