Lesnar went so far as to have a test camp for himself in early 2015 and revealed to ESPN that he realized he couldn’t return and made the decision to stay with professional wrestling.
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Brock Lesnar has been toying with the idea of returning to the UFC on and off for the past several years, and it sounds like he may actually be making his return to the Octagon. “It was a hard decision to make, and that decision has haunted me”.
“I was brought back by UFC (public relations) and told by Dana White that I had to leave the arena, ” Helwani said.
Brock Lesnar is returning to the UFC Octagon.
However, as time passed Lesnar’s desire to fight again heightened, but he felt he was in a constant battle with his body.
The WWE announced later Saturday night that Lesnar will still perform for the promotion at SummerSlam on August 21 after his UFC bout.
UFC 200 will take place July 9 in Las Vegas.
ESPN reported Hunt as the opponent Monday, and chances are Lesnar won’t ban the sports network giant. I think I match up very well.
Hunt (11-10-1), the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, is coming off a violent first round knockout win over Lesnar’s former rival and fellow champion Frank Mir in March. The 42-year-old lost his only title fight against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 180 in November 2014. The fight at UFC 200 will be his first since December 30, 2011. He retired from MMA competition after the said fight. I couldn’t live with that decision for the rest of my life. However, according to latest reports, Brock Lesner is set to retuirn to the UFC in spite of the fact that he had stated in the past that he was doen with MMA and would not ever return to it.
A few weeks ago, Lesnar’s UFC bio mysteriously appeared on the company’s website under the current fighters section.
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UFC 200 will be headlined by the light-heavyweight title unification bout between champion Daniel Cormier and interim title-holder Jon Jones. And we got together, obviously I’m still under contract with WWE’.
