“It was me”, Lesnar explained after revealing he would face Mark Hunt at UFC 200. His last WWE appearance was at WrestleMania 32, where he defeated Dean Ambrose in a no-holds barred street fight. Shortly after the UFC made the announcement of Lesnar’s return on Saturday night, WWE issued the following statement. Despite going 5-3 and winning and defending the UFC heavyweight belt twice, Lesnar had to retire due to his tuberculosis.
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MMAfighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, who was born in Montreal, said on Twitter that he was escorted out of the UFC 199 show at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., before the main event.
“It was the hardest decision for me to make”.
‘It’s taken some time for things to play out, but I just said, “What are the chances of having Brock Lesnar on the card at UFC 200?”. “That decision has haunted me for the past 15 months”.
“But, the true competitor is still inside me alive and well”. “I didn’t care. That’s how simple it is”. He has a 7-4-1 record in UFC.
Fighters from the UFC have been asking for the fight on Twitter like Josh Barnett and former interim champ Shane Carwin but one unexpected challenger emerged early this morning, United States champ Rusev.
Hunt’s most recent win came over Frank Mir. Now, Lesnar has an opponent for the bout in two weeks. I think that’s what the people want to see. He has not fought in the UFC since the end of 2011, when he lost to Alistair Overeem.
There are a lot of questions surrounding Lesnar’s UFC return and what WWE might get in return. He then contacted UFC President Dana White.
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Lesnar also plugged SummerSlam in August and said he’s a busy bee. I didn’t lose. In my mind and in my heart, I never lost to a foe. It was nobody else’s idea, ‘ Lesnar said. I know it’s been a long time but I feel great.
