WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his JRsBarBQ.com blog with some UFC commentary .. Here are some highlights of what he wrote about:
Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar 3? “Man, is Frank Mir lobbying for another shot at Brock Lesnar or what? I don’t expect to see Lesnar back in the Octagon until spring and many seem to want to see Brock fight Roy Nelson. The Mir fight would provide plenty of verbal fireworks in building the fight for UFC and perhaps some fans would pay to either see Lesnar destroy Mir in their ‘rubber match’ or perhaps some Kool Aid drinking, MMA 100% purists would pay to see Lesnar lose his second fight in a row.”
Cain Velasquez’ Popularity: “UFC’s strategic marketing to the Hispanic audience in Cain Velásquez’s quest to become the first ever Mexican Heavyweight Champion in UFC was a promotional stroke of genius. I’ve talked to many people that were not major MMA fans who emotionally invested in the Lesnar-Carwin fight because of the storyline via the commercials that they saw on TV.”
