"What Brock Lesnar can learn from GSP."

Brock Lesnar and George St Pierre are two fighters that makes an interesting comparison to see what they have in common, and what makes them different. There three things that I think about when I compare these two fighters to see where their similarities are, and the first similarity that comes to mind when comparing them is athleticism. Both of their athleticism come from years of hard work, and the desire to be a champion at whatever they did. The next similarity that comes to mind is they are both move with explosive speed with their takedowns, and the other similarity is they both are great PPV draws for the UFC. Those are the three similarities that comes to mind when comparing them, and their differences are very interesting as well.

One of their differences is their attitude towards their opponents with GSP having respect for his opponents, while Brock Lesnar does not talk about respecting his opponents. Personality wise they are also different with GSP being extrovert, while Lesnar is more of an introvert when not being in a UFC fight. One of the biggest differences between GSP and Lesnar is the way they win the fight. GSP utilizes a game plan against opponents that allows him to use his athleticism in favorable position, while Lesnar is still just using his athleticism to defeat opponents. While GSP is overall a better mix martial artist than Lesnar, he used to use his athleticism to beat opponents until he lost to Matt Serra. That lost to Serra completely change GSP's approach, and one of the big changes he made was going to Greg Jackson's camp to help him utilize his skills more efficiently in game plans that have led him to a 8 fight winning streak that includes 5 title defenses. GSP is now talked about as maybe the greatest welterweight in the history of the sport, and is also talked about as one of the best pound for pound fighter in the world. GSP was on a fast track for success until he lost to Serra, and Brock Lesnar is now in a similar situation. He came into UFC winning 4 of his first five fights that have included 2 title defenses, and one of his title defenses was against a person that gave him his first lost in his UFC debut. Lesnar was winning his fights through his athleticism, but Lesnar's last fight was against someone who was overall a better fighter that was able to execute a game plan to neutralize his athleticism to give him his second lost.

One of the things Lesnar could learn from GSP to get back his UFC title is becoming a better strategist, and also improving his stand up game so setup his explosive takedowns to get his opponents on the ground to be on top of them to where odds of winning the fight will favor him. I do not think Lesnar needs to do alot of traveling like GSP does for different disciplines, but geting a strategist like a Greg Jackson can make a difference like comparing day to night. One of the persons that I think would make a great strategist for Lesnar would be Randy Couture. I think Lesnar working with Couture for a fight would be great not only for strategy, but also Randy could help him with standup to have better timing with his strikes. Being a better strategists is one of the things Lesnar can learn from GSP.