After conquering the UFC heavyweight belt beating Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar stated that the fact he is still inexperienced in MMA made him want to learn each detail to make himself a better fighter. And one of the giant’s instructors was Rodrigo Comprido. That is why, to the Brazilian black belt, the win last Saturday had a special flavor to it.
“We knew Couture is a smart fighter, and that he would surely have a strategy for winning the fight. But we believed that not just his strength, but mainly Brock’s speed and technique would catch him by surprise,” said Comprido, now living in Chicago, to GRACIEMAG.com.
Since in the life of a champion there’s no free meal, Brock Lesnar will not have much rest before beginning preparations for facing the winner of the bout between Rodrigo Minotauro and Frank Mir, set for December 27th. Just as his pupil does, Comprido prefers to face Mir to unify the heavyweight titles. It’s worth noting Mir is the one responsible for the only loss in Lesnar’s four-fight career.
“There are several reasons I prefer Mir. Revenge is always good motivation, but technically I feel the fight with Minotauro would be harder, since he has impeccable Jiu-Jitsu, solid boxing and above all can take a beating. But I don’t have the power to decide that, and think it will end up being Brock and Minotauro. And in that case, despite all my admiration for Minotauro, I’ll do the possible and impossible to help Brock,” he stated.
