Hunt: Lesnar probably knew opponent was me long time ago
Mark Hunt: “I think [Brock Lesnar] has been training a lot longer than people seem to presume he’s been training. He probably knew a long time ago about this match.”
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Heavyweight Mark Hunt had his first eight MMA fights in PRIDE, and he has a suspicion that the UFC told former division champion Brock Lesnar they planned to match up the pair long before Hunt himself found out.
Hunt explained his thinking during a recent appearance on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour.
“I think he has been training a lot longer than people seem to presume he’s been training,” said Hunt, as transcribed by Elias Cepeda for FOX Sports. “He probably knew a long time ago about this match.”
“I heard about it the same time as everybody else did, pretty much.”
“I actually guessed it was probably Brock a long time ago. I guessed it was him, but I was just told to stay ready for UFC 200. I didn’t realize it was Brock Lesnar until someone actually mentioned it, and I was like, ‘oh wow.’ But I pretty much found out it was confirmed at the same time as everyone else did.”
Hunt was frank when asked how the fight with Lesnar at UFC 200 will go.
“I don’t know,” Hunt said, adding, “to be honest.”
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