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Years ago, Vince McMahon had the idea of booking Brock Lesnar against Lennox Lewis in a mixed martial arts match. At some point, Lewis smartened up and realized that it probably wouldn't have been in his best interests. He retired happy, wealthy...

Years ago, Vince McMahon had the idea of booking Brock Lesnar against Lennox Lewis in a mixed martial arts match. At some point, Lewis smartened up and realized that it probably wouldn't have been in his best interests. He retired happy, wealthy an...

Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesWhat do you think: Should Frank Mir have apologized for opening his mouth too wide?Evidence we've officially entered the nanny-state era in MMA: Frank Mir was forced to apologize Tuesday for last week's remarks that...

AP Photo/Nick WassStretching it: At 33, Stephen Neal might be running out of time to try his hand at MMA fighting.Conversations about Brock Lesnar occasionally drop in the name "Stephen Neal."Neal, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound New England Patriots guard, wa...

Evidence we've officially entered the nanny-state era in MMA: Frank Mir was forced to apologize Tuesday for last week's remarks that he wanted to make Brock Lesnar the sport's first "Octagon-related death." Again: A man who concusses people for a li...

Conversations about Brock Lesnar occasionally drop in the name "Stephen Neal." Neal, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound New England Patriots guard, was a two-time NCAA Division I champ who once beat Lesnar for that title in 1999. His MMA participation has been a...

In my limited, third-party knowledge of Brock Lesnar's misanthropic attitude toward life, media and anyone outside his immediate familial circle, I would say he's not unwilling to throw you into oncoming traffic if he doesn't like the ...

In my limited, third-party knowledge of Brock Lesnar's misanthropic attitude toward life, media and anyone outside his immediate familial circle, I would say he's not unwilling to throw you into oncoming traffic if he doesn't like the cut of your ton...

Maybe 55-year-old action hero Jackie Chan does not like MMA, but 37-year-old action star Dwayne Johnson told ESPN's Molly Qerim just the opposite. Should we read into this? "I'm a big fan of the sport, and I know a lot of those guys," Johnson said, ...

Brock Lesnar stirred some political discussion Wednesday by saying he believed Canada had a "Third World" approach to health care, an opinion he formed following his acute diverticulitis attack late in '09. (I really try to be accommodating, but...

Brock Lesnar stirred some political discussion Wednesday by saying he believed Canada had a "Third World" approach to health care, an opinion he formed following his acute diverticulitis attack late in '09. (I really try to be accommodating, but I ca...

Sherdog.comBrock Lesnar appears set for a return to the Octagon, but questions about his condition remain.On Wednesday morning, ESPN's "SportsCenter" was able to solicit information about the condition of Brock Lesnar from the only man truly qua...

On Wednesday morning, ESPN's "SportsCenter" was able to solicit information about the condition of Brock Lesnar from the only man truly qualified to comment on the subject: Brock Lesnar. Lesnar felt ill for a long time. When he was in Canada, he s...

AP Photo/J Pat CarterIt's time for Bobby Lashley to call out bigger-name opponents.The rules for inducting or grooming prizefighters don't apply to amateur wrestlers. Amateur wrestlers are savages who have spent their adolescence mastering a sig...

The rules for inducting or grooming prizefighters don't apply to amateur wrestlers. Amateur wrestlers are savages who have spent their adolescence mastering a significant portion of mixed martial arts. As early as 1994 and as late as 2009 -- when 1-0...

Ed Mulholland/ESPN.comIncredible bulk: Frank Mir finds himself defending the fact that his weight gain is all natural.The steroid hysteria in sports -- precipitated in large part by the BALCO scandal of a few years ago -- has resulted in a serious sh...