But will Interim Champion Shane Carwin be fighting the beastly Lesnar who mauled Heath Herring, Randy Couture, and Frank Mir? Or will Carwin be fighting an evolving Lesnar, smarter and perhaps even more dangerous following a devastating hospitalization due to divirticulitis?
In an amazing blog posted here (http://heymanhustle.craveonline.com/articles/news/103002 ...), Lesnar's long time friend and former on-air agent in WWE, Paul Heyman talked about his own observations about Lesnar's demeanor as the fight approaches.
Heyman writes:
There is an eery calmness to Brock Lesnar these days. I've never seen him this close to a major event and yet have so much peace of mind. Usually, he's a self-described "bear with a sore ass" heading into fight week. This time, however, Brock's approach is a bit different. No tension. No pacing. No "can't wait til I get in there and the fight starts" mentality. Brock Lesnar is simply counting down the days until he has a job to do, and that job is to once again unify the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
"I have a different perspective on everything," the only man who has ever held the NCAA, WWE, and UFC Heavyweight Championships said, "I know what I have to do, and I am sure Shane Carwin knows I am uniquely capable of doing it."
The way I look at it, from my own personal perspective, is that one of two things is happening here. The first scenario is really scary. We may be witnessing a dramatic shift in the Lesnar mindset, a far different approach than he's ever carried with him into the Octagon. Uh oh. That could be a very scary "unknown factor" for Shane Carwin to deal with. The other possibility is Brock is at one with his own emotions, and the beast will emerge when that Octagon door is locked, and it's only Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, and the referee inside the cage. Having known Brock for over 8 years, I can't tell you which scenario is scarier. They both seem pretty frightening to me.
There are plenty of exclusive quotes from Lesnar and Heyman in the blog, as The Heyman Hustle will be in Las Vegas all week long, covering the festivities and the atmosphere heading into what is unquestionably the biggest pay per view of the year from Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, or Pro Wrestling.
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