Lesnar: I’ve got a statement to make at UFC 200
Brock Lesnar spoke to Heyman about how the fight came about, his reason for returning, and what fans can expect when he steps into the ring at UFC 200:
A day after the UFC announced the return of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, the man himself sat down for an extended interview with friend Paul Heyman, who is one of the premier managers in professional wrestling.
Lesnar spoke to Heyman about how the fight came about, his reason for returning, and what fans can expect when he steps into the ring at UFC 200:
“Dana White didn’t call me up for this. I made the phone call,” Lesnar said. “You can’t get into the Octagon half-assedly, nor would I make the call if I wanted to get in the Octagon half-assedly. I’m smarter than that. I know how dangerous it is. It’s a dangerous sport.
“My head is in the game on this. I’m a 100-percent all in.”
Lesnar fell in his last two fights in the UFC, losing to both Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem by TKO.
Between those losses, his battle against diverticulitis and his own competitive spirit that wouldn’t let him walk away for good, Lesnar says he has something to prove when he faces Mark Hunt at UFC 200.
“I’ve got a statement to make and I’m going to come into this, I’m approaching this 100-percent. I’m all in,” Lesnar said. “I’m a thousand-percent in on this.
“I’ve got lots of support. My family, my friends. It wasn’t a hard decision.”