Brock Lesnar’s unorthodox path to the UFC
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar appeared on Sportscenter today and talked about his history in MMA and the extreme action he took to get himself in the UFC.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar appeared on Sportscenter today and talked about his history in MMA and the extreme action he took to get himself in the UFC:
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“Dana White wouldn’t take my phone calls. I win my first MMA fight, Dana White won’t take my phone calls from my lawyers and manager and so I said fine. Randy Couture was fighting Gabriel Gonzaga for the heavyweight title so I said buy a ticket and we’ll go to the show,” Lesnar said.
“I bought a ticket, sat in the stands, watched the whole show and at the end of the show, I jumped the guard rail, escaped a few security guards, ran up and tapped Dana White on the shoulder and introduced myself and that’s where the ball got started rolling.”
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