Brock Lesnar News

bjpenndotcom - 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.

bjpenndotcom - June 7, 2016

While Brock Lesnar only holds a 5-3 MMA record, and retired on a 2-fight losing streak that saw him get TKOd in back-to-back fights, he believes that his UFC 200 return against MMA veteran Mark Hunt is a win-win all parties involved. He spoke to ESPN to discuss whether or not his boss, Vince McMahon had an issue with his UFC return.

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.

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.

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.

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

A juggernaut bout has just been added to UFC 200 as former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returns to the Octagon to fight Mark Hunt. @Fightnomics Reed just released a detailed breakdown of both Lesnar and Hunt and where each man holds an advantage, according to their fight history.

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:

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.

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.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

Yesterday evening UFC officials announced that former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the octagon this summer to fight on the UFC 200 fight card set for July 9 in Las Vegas. Following the announcement, which occurred during the UFC 199 pay-per-view broadcast, the UFC released the following new preview for UFC 200 which includes “The Beast”:

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.

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.

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.

Chris Taylor - June 4, 2016

During tonight’s UFC 199 pay-per-view card it was announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the octagon at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. No opponent has been named for “The Beast” at this time.

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.

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.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

It was not an easy road for the former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar to get into the UFC. The giant athlete came from professional wrestling and UFC President Dana White definitely did not chase Lesnar down and beg him to join the UFC. Lesnar recalls when he left professional wrestling with aspirations of joining the NFL and eventually the UFC.

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has done what very few fighters in the UFC can say they have accomplished. Lesnar, who came from the world of professional wrestling transitioned to MMA and became a UFC world champion, winning the UFC heavyweight title and successfully defending it twice. However, the UFC belt that so many fighters dream of hanging in their own trophy room one day is not something Lesnar really cares about. In fact, the one-time NCAA champion says that he doesn’t even know where his UFC belts are.