Brock Lesnar Captures Gold at UFC 91

WWE.com gave its congratulations to former WWE champion Brock Lesnar for becoming the first man to capture both the WWE title and the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar defeated fan-favorite Randy Couture Saturday night in Las Vegas at the UFC 91 Pay-Per-View event. WWE.com gives a brief history of Lesnar's WWE career, practically claiming it paved the way for his UFC win. Despite Lesnar's recent comments indicating some displeasure with his time spent with WWE professional wrestling, the WWE added the following to its congratulatory story:

For his part, Lesnar took the encouragment of the WWE Universe and the hard lessons forged during his fiery time at WWE and showed UFC and the world why he is not only a man of mettle but also a former three-time WWE Champion.

It took Lesnar just 6 months, and only 3 UFC fights to climb from the bottom to the top in UFC, and his victory over Couture was the crowning achievement. It's questionable whether Lesnar really thanks the WWE for this UFC Championship victory, or he credits it mostly to hard work and determination. In his interview, Lesnar mostly thanked God, but we all know Vince McMahon has his connections. ESPN.com analyzed the Lesnar win and suggested that a petition be started for a Couture vs. Lesnar rematch. Couture hadn't fought since August 2007, and ESPN believes another fight might show what Couture's got against Lesnar. Also keep in mind, former WWE star Bobby Lashley will be debuting his MMA skills in a month or so, so we may get a former WWE star vs. former WWE star/current UFC Champ main event on a UFC Pay-Per-View one of these days.

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