UFC officially announced at tonight's UFC 199 PPV that Brock Lesnar will be fighting at next month's UFC 200 PPV. According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com, WWE approved the fight. At this point, Lesnar's opponent is TBD but the speculation is that Mark Hunt will be the opponent.
Brock Lesnar’s UFC return on July 9th at UFC 200 in Las Vegas will be against Mark Hunt.
Lesnar said he couldn’t deal with the decision he made in 2015, to
walk away from the Octagon, for good. Lesnar said the decision has
haunted him for the past 15 months and he couldn’t live with that any
longer. Lesnar also said it was his decision to come back. He woke up
every morning questioning his decision. Lesnar said he told no one that
the decision was haunting him, not even his wife. Lesnar said the true
competitor inside of him is alive and well, and he has to do this.
Lesnar said he wasn’t at the top of his game at the top of his
career, due to the diverticulitis. Lesnar said in his mind, he never
lost to an opponent, he lost to diverticulitis. Lesnar said his
performance was due to the illness but he’s here today, feeling a
thousand percent. Lesnar said he would not return to the Octagon if he
didn’t. He’s not faking this, this is for real and he’s excited.
His opponent will be Mark Hunt, who just signed his deal this
morning. Lesnar said he had no hand in picking the opponent but he’s
never turned down a fight either. Lesnar went on and said he’s a
grappler at heart, Hunt is a hard-hitter, and he believes they match-up
very well. Lesnar admitted he needs to work on his stand-up game but
he’s excited about the fight.
Lesnar also shot down speculation that Dana White called him because
they needed to fill a big void at UFC 200. Lesnar said he made the call
and asked about getting on the UFC 200 card. Lesnar said he is still
under contract to WWE but he just went in and had a talk with Vince McMahon,
laying out what looks to be big business. Lesnar talked about both
companies having faith in him to get back in the Octagon but would not
answer whether or not WWE is getting anything in return. Lesnar went on
to call himself a prize fighter and said all sides are making money
here. Lesnar said it’s not just about the money as this is coming from
his heart. Lesnar wouldn’t say how much he’s making from this fight but
said there are lots of zeros behind it.
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