Top 5 Brock Lesnar UFC moments

#2. Lesnar submits Shane Carwin – UFC 116

Another memorable Brock Lesnar UFC moment took place at UFC 116, when he submitted Shane Carwin. UFC 116 was billed as ‘The Biggest Heavyweight Battle in History!’

UFC heavyweight champion Lesnar had been out of action recovering from diverticulitis at the time. With Lesnar out of action, the UFC scheduled an interim-UFC heavyweight championship bout between Carwin and Frank Mir, which Carwin won.

Carwin didn’t waste any time and immediately took the fight to Lesnar. He dropped the heavyweight champion with powerful strikes and continued his onslaught on the ground. It could be argued that the referee should’ve stopped the fight with the amount of strikes Carwin landed. However, Lesnar made it past the first round and it looked like Carwin exerted too much energy trying to finish the champion.

Lesnar came out in the second round, took Carwin down easily and then submitted him with an arm-triangle. The submission capped off an incredible comeback win for the UFC heavyweight champion.

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#1. Lesnar closes a historic event – UFC 100

UFC 100 was a milestone for the UFC and saw Lesnar defend his UFC heavyweight championship against Frank Mir. There was animosity between the two and Mir putting out spoof videos online about the former WWE superstar only intensified things. Unlike his UFC debut, Lesnar picked up a TKO win in the rematch after some vicious ground-and-pound.

Lesnar was intense after the win and riled up the crowd in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. After getting in Mir’s face and exchanging words, he played up to the crowd’s negative reaction. It looked like Lesnar went back to his WWE roots by coming across as the ultimate heel.

UFC 100 did very well on pay-per-view. The event generated 1.6 million buys, which was the most during Lesnar’s tenure and set a record for the promotion at the time.