Was Coleman too scared to fight Lesnar?

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1. Martin McNeil on May 24th, 2008 9:15 pm
   

   I met Coleman yesterday before the autograph session at the UFC 84 weigh in and we chatted for a while; his knee really is shot since, at one point during our conversation, he had to squat down to stretch it and I could hear the damn thing creaking and popping.

   According to Coleman, he has no lateral movement in the kneecap i.e. straight line movement forward or back is fine, but any sideways or rotational movement brings the pain.

   The source of his injury was a lazy Thai kick in training. He threw the kick out far too relaxed and his knee connected with the knee of his Thai coach, who had thrown a much harder kick. He’s expects to be back up to a full training regimen in six weeks but he’s pissed as hell that he’s missing out on the Lesnar fight.
2. Jason Brewer on May 29th, 2008 3:04 am
   

   I think Mark Coleman can be accused of things during his storied (and now lingering) career but I don’t think ducking opponents or fearing the consequences of being over matched is one of those things. As a spectator from the seventh row ringside at Pride The Real Deal, I witnessed first hand the devastation that Coleman suffered at the hands of Fedor, he could have quit do to the swelling of his face and eyes earlier in the bout but continued you to compete. If you are trying to advocate that Brock Lesnar is somehow more intimidating than Fedor, then you need to keep trying as I fail to agree with your position.
3. bk on May 29th, 2008 11:10 am
   

   lol, mark tries to be gracious and people say he’s a coward; cripes, sherdoggers are such idiots