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Brock Lesnar comments on Conor McGregor's rise in the UFC

Russell Ess - June 8, 2016

According to most reports, Brock Lesnar is still the king of UFC pay-per-view. Most reports indicate that UFC 100, which was headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir in their rematch, came in at 1.6 million buys. However, Conor McGregor claims to hold the records for PPV, Gate, TV, Fightpass, Embedded record, as well as the fastest KO in UFC title fight history.

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Junior dos Santos sounds off on Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt

Scott Hernandez - June 8, 2016

The MMA world was taken by surprise during the UFC 199 broadcast when it was revealed that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the Octagon for a fight at UFC 200. After a brief period of uncertainty, it was revealed that Lesnar would be fighting fan-favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt in a showdown of heavy-handed heavyweights in the co-main event of UFC 200 on July 9th.

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Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar waived from mandatory four-month USADA drug testing

Russell Ess - June 8, 2016

A lot has changed in the UFC since Brock Lesnar last fought at UFC 141 back in 2011. For one, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in now a part of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for competition.

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VIDEO | Brock Lesnar talks MMA retirement in 2011, return in 2016

Scott Hernandez - June 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/G4ec-j7Kyis Back at UFC 141, Brock Lesnar returned to the Octagon against Alistair Overeem following surgery for diverticulitis. Lesnar lost in the very first round, and subsequently retired from MMA.

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Video | Paul Heyman talks UFC 200 with Brock Lesnar

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2016

Earlier today on ESPN’s SportsCenter former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar announced that he would be returning to the octagon to fight Mark Hunt at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.

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UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic discusses the return of Brock Lesnar

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2016

Stipe Miocic earned the “Baddest Man On The Planet” title last month in Brazil, this after he KO’d Fabricio Werdum in the main event of UFC 198, thus becoming UFC heavyweight champion. Earlier this morning on ESPN’s SportsCenter it was announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the octagon at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event to square off with former title challenger Mark Hunt.

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VIDEO | How many UFC fights does Brock Lesnar have in him?

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

WWE and once again UFC superstar Brock Lesnar is set to fight again in the Octagon at UFC 200.

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VIDEO | Brock Lesnar is asked 'How much money are you making' for UFC 200 fight with Mark Hunt

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

Brock Lesnar is set to come back for a return fight in the Octagon at UFC 200 against Mark Hunt.

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Mark Hunt vs. Brock Lesnar opening odds

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2016

Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar was a guest on ESPN’s SportsCenter this morning where he announced that he would be returning to the octagon at UFC 200 on July 9 to fight Mark Hunt. Lesnar, who has not fought since his 2011 loss to Alistair Overeem, has opened as a +120 underdog against Hunt, this according to @MMAOddsAlert:

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VIDEO | Brock Lesnar announces his UFC 200 opponent

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

“The Beast” is back and coming to show the world what he is still capable of in the Octagon when he returns to the UFC at UFC 200.

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Mark Hunt

Pros react to the Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt fight announcement

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2016

Earlier today on ESPN’s SportsCenter former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar announced that he would be returning to the octagon to fight Mark Hunt at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. Lesnar has not competed in mixed martial arts since his 2011 TKO loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. The former champions last win came via submission against Shane Carwin at UFC 116 in 2010.

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Breaking! Brock Lesnar receives his opponent for UFC 200

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2016

This past weekend at UFC 199 in Los Angeles the UFC announced that former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the octagon at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The promotion did not name an opponent for Lesnar that evening in Los Angeles (UFC 199), leaving fans across the world speculating as to who Brock would fight in his UFC return.

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Jon Jones shares his thoughts on Brock Lesnar fighting at UFC 200

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

Yesterday evening news broke that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the octagon on July 9 in Las Vegas for UFC 200. An opponent for “The Beast” has yet to be named by UFC officials, which has resulted in several fighters taking to social media to campaign for the spot.

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Brock Lesnar

Pros react to the return of Brock Lesnar

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

During last night’s UFC 199 pay-per-view broadcast UFC officials announced that former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to fight at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. An opponent for “The Beast” was not given at the time, but we now know that an announcement will be made Monday June 6 on ESPN.

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Shane Carwin would love to knockout Brock Lesnar at UFC 200

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin (12-2 MMA) says he would be willing to end his retirement to have a rematch with Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 this July in Las Vegas. Here is what the 41-year-old veteran posted to Twitter:

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Brock Lesnar

WWE releases statement on Brock Lesnar fighting at UFC 200

Chris Taylor - June 4, 2016

During last night’s UFC 199 pay-per-view broadcast, UFC officials announced that former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the octagon at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The news came as quite a shock, as Lesnar has not stepped foot inside the octagon since his 2011 TKO loss to Alistair Overeem.

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Brock Lesnar

Report: Brock Lesnar will return to fight at UFC 200

Chris Taylor - June 4, 2016

According to a report from MMAFighting‘s Ariel Helwani, UFC officials are currently in serious talks with former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar about returning to fight at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The report states that both sides are close to finalizing the deal and that Lesnar’s return to mixed martial arts could be announced imminently.

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Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar added back on to UFC roster?

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has not fought in the UFC since losing to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 back in December 2011. However, the clever tracking of UFCFightersInfo has alerted everyone that the UFC just recently added Brock Lesnar on to their roster.