Brock Lesnar entered MMA with an unprecedented explosion. He had his first fight on June 2, 2007. His second fight was in the UFC, a kneebar loss to Frank Mir. Lesnar bounced back with a decision win over Heath Herring, and on November 15, 2008, 17 months after his first fight, he TKOed Randy Couture in Round 2 to become the UFC heavyweight champion.

However, he exited the league in ignominy. Lesnar lost his belt to Cain Velasquez on October 23, 2010, and then got kicked in the cancer by Alistair Overeem. And then it got worse – five years later Lesnar returned to the UFC with a decision win over Mark Hunt. However, Hunto predicted pre-fight that Brock was doping. He was right, but the positive test for the estrogen blocker clomiphene didn’t come back until after the fight was over. The bout outcome change to No Contest, and Hunt sued the UFC. Lesnar vowed in 2016 that, we will get to the bottom of this. He hasn’t yet.

Last year Lesnar dangled a UFC return as leverage in negotiations with the WWE, and ultimately kept ‘rasslin. Late last month, he did it again – WWE contract was up and suddenly UFC and Bellator rumors surfaced again.

Alistair Overeem, who fights Augusto Sakai in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 34 on Saturday night, spoke recently with TMZ about the rumors.

I don’t think he’s gonna come back, said Overeem. He’s 43 years old. To be honest, I don’t think he’s gonna come back. The last time he came back, it was a debacle so I don’t think he’s gonna come back. I was wrong about the last time though, because I predicted the same thing. It actually did become a debacle, but we’ll see what happens.

I beat him up. So if somebody wants a rematch, it would be him. I already did it. Why would I chase him? Who cares about Brock? Which fans? He’s not coming back. He’s 43 years old, he’s flunked tests, it’s over with him. He’s not coming back. Last time the waived the testing for him and still he got into trouble. It’s been a debacle. He’s not gonna come back. Listen, if he does, all hats off to him, but I don’t think he’s gonna come back.

Meanwhile, Overeem plans one last run at the title.

I think I’m the best that I ever was because I’m still learning, I’m still growing, said Overeem. But at the same time, I’m 40 years old. I still have a couple more fights but probably one, two, maybe three years, and then I’m gonna call it quits.

h/t Jed Meshew for MMA Fighting