4 reasons why Daniel Cormier will definitely beat Brock Lesnar

#3 Brock doesn’t like getting hit – and Cormier’s going to hit him

Lesnar wilted under the striking power of Alistair Overeem in 2011

The biggest criticism of Lesnar during his initial UFC run was a pretty simple one – the hulking wrestler simply didn’t appear to be able to take a punch well.

It sounds bizarre really, as what kind of sane human being could enjoy being hit in the first place?

But in the world of MMA, while it’s never a good idea to take punches, you simply have to be able to endure punishment to make it to the top.

Lesnar though managed to make it through his first four UFC fights – against Frank Mir, Heath Herring, Randy Couture and Mir again – largely unscathed.

Mir submitted him after taking punishment on the ground and was then knocked out on the ground in their second meeting, and Herring and Couture were simply out-powered by the ‘Beast Incarnate’.

Against Shane Carwin though, Lesnar finally took a hard hit and simply folded, only being able to win due to Carwin’s poor cardio letting him down.

And against two hard hitters in Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem, Lesnar wilted under big shots again and was finished by the first-round TKO in both fights.

And this time he’s facing one of the heaviest hitters in the UFC today. We all saw the power of Cormier’s punches when he melted Stipe Miocic on Saturday.

If he hits Lesnar like that – and the likelihood is that he will – it’s hard to see Brock not wilting under his power, as he did in his previous UFC run.