Who is lesnar to fight next

Lesnar has taken out a few of the WWE veterans in Shawn Michaels and Triple H in recent weeks, and now will sit in the shadows retired! Here are a few wrestlers who may be waiting for the chance to test their skills with the beast. While Lesnar is as intimidating as ever, and as manipulative and sadistic as he has ever been, the fact he is not a regular, full-time mat man may play into the hands of some of his future opponents. Orton may be added to the World title match at Night of Champions, and he needs a really good run now that he is back from suspension.

The only issue I have with this is that I think Orton is better as a heel right now. He could challenge Sheamus for the World title in that capacity. At some point, Lesnar is going to want gold. If he takes the World title route, then let the showdown happen.

Shemaus has been a beast himself lately, although his program with Alberto Del Rio is awful. It's also not out of the question Lesnar could make a run at the promotion's heavyweight title, currently worn by former light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader, should he look to become the lone fighter to wear the crown in both major promotions.

One could argue it hasn't been since Coker was the head of Strikeforce that anyone had attempted to compete directly against the UFC.

Strikeforce had not only its own EA Sports video game and cable TV deal with Showtime, it launched a World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament in that was arguably better than UFC's investment at the time within the same division.

Strikeforce also had the luxury of airing major fight cards in primetime on CBS, which had previously enjoyed similar success promoting Kimbo Slice and Elite XC.

Lesnar, because of his nostalgic and crossover pull, could be a similar short-term boon if the same risk was taken, this time by Bellator, which has very similar broadcasting connections as Strikeforce once enjoyed. Adding such an expensive part-time name just doesn't seem like a great fit financially to where the company is going.

Not only did the former IWGP heavyweight champion fit Japan's trademark stiff and realistic style very well, his look as a hulking American destroyer is a character that has never gone out of style in that country. The wild card here if Lesnar is only looking to fight again for the largest purse possible is whether an outlier promotion like ONE Championship out of Asia might gamble on the fallout effect of a one-night payoff, particularly in the form of its U.

Lesnar's acumen as a shrewd business man needs to be remembered in this case for any potential opportunity, big or small, although he does deserve credit for being smart about limiting how often he's actually seen on TV as a means to retain his value. That's what makes the idea of him trading bareknuckle fists all the more unlikely just for the pay. Still young enough to challenge himself and with so many millions still available to him, there's only so much fun Lesnar can have in one spot at anytime, even on his beloved farm.

If you have listened close enough to his non-scripted interviews over the years, there remains a voracious competitor within his 6-foot-3, pound frame. If money wasn't a large part of his why, Lesnar would've stayed away for good years ago. But you combine his knowledge of how to draw big purses and his hunger to constantly prove to himself he's as tough as he looks, and there's very little reason to believe this is the end.

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Everybody can have an opinion, and everybody can choose to vote for whoever they want. If Khabib punishes Gaethe in the same manner he has everyone else, will we ever see the seemingly cursed Khabib—Tony Ferguson fight? And hopefully that fight with Khabib happens because I know people want to see it.

It almost scares me to make the fight again. An asteroid comes to earth? Barrasso : In terms of heavyweight, is the next fight Jon Jones vs.

Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic? Stipe has had some marquee fights, but has never become a massive star in the way Jon has—if he were to defeat Jon, would he ascend into that next level of stardom? White : I think so. Barrasso : I know there are no current plans for Brock Lesnar to come back, but if Jon Jones wins the Heavyweight Championship, does that at all entice you to get the Brock fight?

Those are two once-in-a-generation athletes, and that fight could produce over three million buys. Is a fight against Lesnar a possibility if Jones wins the belt? I think that is more likely [than Lesnar-Jones]. Brock came in here when nobody f thought he could, and look what he did. He became the Heavyweight Champion. Barrasso : There are plenty of meaningful fights coming up during this stretch on Fight Island.

Marlon Moraes—Cory Sandhagen next weekend is a very meaningful fight for the bantamweight division. Ortega is widely considered one of the best in the world, and he is working his way back into the title picture.