WWE news: Brock Lesnar may STILL return to UFC despite new contract after WrestleMania
BROCK LESNAR may still fight at UFC while under contract with WWE.
Roman Reigns battles with Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 34
Lesnar looked certain to rejoin Dana White’s promotion after WrestleMania 34 but poured cold water on the rumours after successfully defending the Universal title against Roman Reigns last Sunday night.
His advocate Paul Heyman had said that if his client lost the belt then they would both leave RAW.
The Beast then signed a new deal with Vince McMahon’s company and is set to defend the belt at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia against Reigns in a Steel Cage Match.
The event takes place on April 27 at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.However, according to Sportskeeda, the publisher and editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Dave Meltzer claims part of the new deal allows the five-time world champion to have at least one UFC fight.
There’s not a lot of info other than it’s a short-term deal it allows him to fight in UFC at least once, perhaps more
Meltzer said: “There’s not a lot of info other than it’s a short-term deal it allows him to fight in UFC at least once, perhaps more.
“The thing is it’s at least six months before he can fight anyway, because he’s got to go through six months with if you saw the testing, he hasn’t gone in for the testing.”
That means he could possibly fight the same way he did last time at UFC 200 against Mark Hunt while he was still under contract with WWE.
The ex-UFC Heavyweight Champion beat Hunt via unanimous decision.
His victory, however, was overturned to a no contest following the discovery that he'd failed drug tests before and after the landmark card.
Reports suggest UFC are hoping to have Lesnar battle the winner of the heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.