Brock Lesnar: Flight Risk?

Brock Lesnar lost for the second time in his MMA career Saturday night. Not for the first time but for the second time. Yet, many in the MMA media are wondering if UFC 121 was Brock Lesnar's swan song. I clearly remember this being the same exact case after Brock lost to Frank Mir at UFC 81. I think that having this conversation again is incredibly silly and these are my reasons why:

If Brock Lesnar was going to quit after a loss, he would have quit after he lost to Frank. At that time, he hadn't invested years into his MMA venture and would still have years remaining in his athletic prime to switch to something else. He did not quit. He went back into the gym and worked his ass off to improve his game. He was not a sore loser. He lost with class and pledged to come back. He did the same thing after Cain Velasquez beat him. Brock took an absolutely savage beating at the hands of Cain and when Joe Rogan asked him if he would be going back to the gym and work hard to come back he said, "That's what champions do, right?" Make no mistake about it, Brock Lesnar is a champion.

Secondly, citing the fact that Brock quit the WWE is invalid as well. Brock did not quit World Wrestling Entertainment after getting buried on the undercard for months and months. He was their biggest star. He was on top of the world and walked away from a multi-million dollar contract. So to speculate on him quitting after a loss is nonsense because he doesn't have a history of leaving after losing. He didn't quit collegiate wrestling after finishing 2nd in the 1999 Championships. He came back and won it the next year.

Brock didn't quit pro wrestling because he is a flake. He is an incredibly private person who hated the traveling circus lifestyle. He stated on E:60 that he doesn't remember a significant chunk of his life because of "vodka and pain pills" and I am sure he did not want to become a statistic like many of his former comrades have. Brock now only has to travel for fight week. That amounts to at most 3 weeks a year. He has his own facility in Minnesota. Hell, he doesn't even have to leave his property to go to the gym. Dana White goes out of his way to make sure that Brock Lesnar is comfortable. He does not force press on Brock. He has him do only what he is comfortable doing.

Also, he is now deeply invested in the MMA world. He has a camp full of guys that are loyal to him and get his loyalty in return. Konrad, Madsen, Tuchsherer and Marty Morgan all either train with or work with DeathClutch Gym exclusively. He is incredibly loyal to these guys and they are equally as loyal to him. The ones who are not, are gone. See Nelson, Greg.

I believe speculating about Brock Lesnar quitting MMA just because he lost a fight is ridiculous. I believe many people are just dying to see him quit just so they can gloat and make the rounds saying "I told you so" and attempt even further discredit him. I am not saying that he is 100% not quitting. I obviously have no personal knowledge of his mindset or intentions. I just think acting like him losing a fight makes him a flight risk is a bit dramatic.