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Originally posted by chathamf
I think it is fair to rank Brock as the #1 heavyweight in the world right now. He is the UFC heavyweight champion and he has earned it. I think that Cain will be a good fight, but once again the size of Brock will take over. Carwin was about as close as you are going to find in size to Lesnar, and as soon as Lesnar got on top it was all over. It will be the same with Cain and Dos Santos. Brock will stand up and bang, and if he gets clocked hard enough he will go for the takedown and ground and pound.
I would say Carwin is a legit top 3 in the world right now. He could have easily beat Brock in this fight, and if he were to fight Cain or Junior, he would likely knock them out with his heavy hands. No way those guys could stand the beating that Lesnar took last night.
I respect your opinion, I just have a different way of looking at things. Take Brock for example, prior to Fedors loss most people had him as the number 2 HW. He had two decent wins against an aging Coture and Mir. JDS has wins over cro-cop (who's over the hill), Werdum (was out of shape) and Gonzaga. He has an 11-1 fight record. Cain also has an impressive record against tough competition. If anything I would put those guys higher than Brock. But Brock does have the belt. The guy did get a title shot first due to politics/ability to sell tickets rather than having to work for it like the other ufc heavyweights.