Brock Lesnar to make shock MMA return at UFC 200 as WWE superstar confirms return four years after last octagon appearance
Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will return to mixed martial arts with a bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas next month, the promotion announced on Saturday night.
Lesnar is one of the biggest pay-per-view stars in UFC history, setting records for the promotion during his eight-fight MMA career between stints as a professional wrestler.
He won the heavyweight title by stopping Randy Couture in his fourth fight, and he defended the belt against Frank Mir at the record-setting UFC 100 in 2009.
WOW the beast is back
- Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will fight at UFC 200 in July
- The WWE superstar will make a one-off return for the promotion's big show
- 39-year-old is one of the biggest pay-per-view stars in history of the UFC
- Lesnar's last fight in 2011 ended in defeat to Dutch legend Alistair Overeem
Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will return to mixed martial arts with a bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas next month, the promotion announced on Saturday night.
Lesnar is one of the biggest pay-per-view stars in UFC history, setting records for the promotion during his eight-fight MMA career between stints as a professional wrestler.
He won the heavyweight title by stopping Randy Couture in his fourth fight, and he defended the belt against Frank Mir at the record-setting UFC 100 in 2009.
WOW the beast is back