UFC 91 heavyweight main event combatants Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar wound down from their historic matchup Saturday within the confines of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. That is where any similarity ends.Both fighters wound down in ways that reflect their personas and lifestyles.
Lesnar, former All-American collegiate wrestling champ and WWE Pro wrestler celebrated his win with 60 of his closest family and friends in Shibuya restaurant in the hotel. He took time to graciously pose for pictures with his new championship belt with fans that approached his table.
This lowkey living has become typical of the reclusive Lesnar who has shunned the glamour of his former WWE days to a farm in Minnesota. He is not part of a fight camp, preferring to go it alone in a gym he built himself. If you want to be in that gym, you have to have an invite from the 6'3.5" 280ish hulk himself. His fight team consists of trusted coaches and trainers, most of who have known Lesnar for some time.
Couture was cheered, even in defeat, when he showed up to his own official party at Studio 54, with his wife Kim Couture on his arm. Couture, a UFC Hall of Famer, champion of two weight divisions, and veteran mma tournament participant, straddles two eras of mma history.
Officially fighter sponsored post fight party events have become lucrative revenue streams for fighters. And Randy arriving at his amid the glitz and glamor that Vegas has to offer is appropriate. The UFC and Couture are both based in Vegas. Both (UFC and Couture) have done endless brand promotion as they ascended to the top of their respective games.
It's ironic that the future of the UFC heavyweight division is a loner who after experiencing the pinnacle of fame and fortune (while in the WWE) prefers to keep to himself, while the past ambassador extraordinaire fades out to the sparkle of Las Vegas.
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