Brock Lesnar and 5 Reasons He Will Regain His UFC Heavyweight Title This Year

Brock Lesnar is larger than life.

He is the biggest pay-per-view draw in mixed martial arts and he is one of the most dominant heavyweight champions that the UFC has had with consecutive title defenses.

He lost his belt in a first-round TKO loss to Cain Velasquez last October, and now he wants revenge.

Some spectators have claimed that he didn't look good in that fight, and that his superiority over the sport was exaggerated.

Lesnar disagrees.

This year, Brock looks to regain his heavyweight title, but he has one big obstacle in his way before a rematch with Velasquez—and that is Junior Dos Santos.

These are the five reasons Brock Lesnar will regain his heavyweight title in 2011.

5. Committment

Some old school enthusiasts of MMA have said that Brock does not have what it takes to stay on top in this sport. They don't believe he's a truly dedicated martial artist.

According to Lesnar, this isn't the case. But he doesn't get angry trying to get this point across, because he only needs to know it for himself.

Lesnar has said that he did not like being in the wrestling entertainment business, but that MMA is perfect for him and his lust for competition.

I choose not to disagree with him.

4. Extra Time

Never did Lesnar make an excuse for losing to Velasquez, but he did say that he wished he would have taken more time between fights.

He basically had to jump straight out of his defense against Shane Carwin and straight into another training camp.

This time he has more...well, time.

His head is on straight and coaching on the "Ultimate Fighter" is just more time to get his head back into the game and tuned into the best possible mindset for competition.

These are things he probably needed in order to properly rebound from such an important fight.

If he falls against Dos Santos, chances are it will not be due to a lack of preparedness. 

3. No. 1 Contender Fight

Velasquez injured his shoulder in his victory over Lesnar, so he has to sit out and wait for Dos Santos versus Lesnar to defend his belt for the first time.

Lesnar's situation worked out great in that he gets all the time he needs before the fight, and it gets to be a No. 1 contender fight against Dos Santos.

Not only is he only one fight away from the title shot: A victory over Dos Santos would be the perfect confidence builder to overthrow Velasquez.

Dos Santos is no stepping stone and arguably has the best striking in the division.

If Lesnar can neutralize and overcome that threat, he will know he can correct the mistakes made in the first Velasquez fight. 

2. Grappling Advantage

Brock Lesnar might have an insurmountable grappling advantage over Junior Dos Santos.

Velasquez was able to neutralize Lesnar's grappling, but he comes from a similar wrestling background. Dos Santos does not.

Dos Santos has looked amazing in his ability to stay on the feet. He was able to stuff Roy Nelson's take-downs and was able to pop right back up to his feet against Gabriel Gonzaga.

But Lesnar is bigger than Gonzaga, and a much better wrestler.

In fact, there have been rumors that Brock Lesnar has dominated Gabe Gonzaga in training sessions.

1. Rematch Favors the First Loser

Randy Couture made an excellent point about rematches going into his second fight with Liddell.

After having won the first fight, Couture was not sure what changes he would need to make to defeat Liddell again.

Liddell, on the other hand, learned a lot from the loss and only needed to make some minor adjustments to be victorious the second time around.

It might be a similar situation if Lesnar rematches Velasquez.

Velasquez injured his shoulder in the victory, and if Lesnar had survived the onslaught like he did against Carwin, the second round could have been a completely different story.

Only a few adjustments—and the second fight will be a completely different story too.