Rumor: Lesnar may return to the UFC
Brock Lesnar was the biggest PPV draw in the history of the UFC, responsible for some of the promotion’s largest…
Brock Lesnar was the biggest PPV draw in the history of the UFC, responsible for some of the promotion’s largest buy numbers. Lesnar retired from the sport in late 2011 after consecutive losses to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem, but rumors have been circulating about a possible return:
This week there were rumors that heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would attend Saturday night’s rematch between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman. Exactly why Lesnar is coming to Las Vegas for the fight has become a thing of speculation, but as usual people are beginning to whisper that maybe the UFC has something up its sleeve.
During Thursday’s post-press conference media scrum, UFC president Dana White was asked point blank if the UFC would take the opportunity to talk business with Lesnar.
“I honestly don’t know,” he said, repressing a grin like a man who just might know more than he wanted to say. “Honestly?” somebody goaded. “Honestly,” White said, “I don’t know.”