Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem will meet in December it what will be a true case of striker vs. grappler, Overeem's stellar K-1 level striking vs. Lesnar's stand out wrestling.
Frank Mir, who has fought Lesnar twice, talked about the New Year's Eve heavyweight showdown this week and in his opinion, it's Lesnar's outstanding wrestling that will be the difference:
“Honestly, I think Brock will win pretty easily,” Mir told ESPN.com.
“I think we’re going to see the closest thing to a grappler versus striker match you’ll see nowadays. Brock is going to cover up; maybe throw one jab. He’ll rush Overeem to the cage, reach down for a leg and rip him down."
“I don’t think he’s going to get off his back. I’d be very shocked -- I’d applaud Overeem if he got off his back.”
Frank Mir, who has fought Lesnar twice, talked about the New Year's Eve heavyweight showdown this week and in his opinion, it's Lesnar's outstanding wrestling that will be the difference:
“Honestly, I think Brock will win pretty easily,” Mir told ESPN.com.
“I think we’re going to see the closest thing to a grappler versus striker match you’ll see nowadays. Brock is going to cover up; maybe throw one jab. He’ll rush Overeem to the cage, reach down for a leg and rip him down."
“I don’t think he’s going to get off his back. I’d be very shocked -- I’d applaud Overeem if he got off his back.”
