Brock Lesnar UFC return revelation confirmed ahead of Wrestlemania 34
BROCK LESNAR wants to return to the UFC, his good friend Paul Heyman has revealed.
Brock Lesnar looks on before his UFC 200 bout with Mark Hunt
For several months, speculation has been rife that the WWE’s Universal Champion will return to mixed martial arts’ premier promotion after his current contract with his employers ends.
Lesnar added further fuel to the already raging fire last month after being pictured wearing a UFC t-shirt alongside Dana White, the promotion’s president.
According to Heyman, Lesnar has held negotiations with the UFC brass and is keen on having at least one more fight.
“I don’t think it’s any secret that Brock is looking to get back into the Octagon,” Lesnar’s on-screen manager told Newsweek. “He is obviously eyeballing another fight in UFC. There’s no secret.
“He’s posing for pictures with Dana White wearing a UFC shirt in the UFC offices in Las Vegas.
“That’s not a negotiating tactic, Brock Lesnar wants to compete inside of the octagon. There’s no leveraging that; it’s a fact.”
Should Lesnar opt to lace up his gloves again, Heyman believes he’s more than capable of dipping in and out of the MMA world to continue his professional wrestling career.
Brock Lesnar timeline
Brock is looking to get back into the Octagon
“We both have a number of projects we have been interested in pursuing that will start to kick off after WrestleMania,” he added.
“That doesn’t mean Brock Lesnar can’t retain the title and we do those other projects simultaneously in a continued run as Universal Champion.
“The proof I offer to you is Brock Lesnar fought Mark Hunt at UFC 200 and, six weeks later, main evented SummerSlam against Randy Orton.
Brock Lesnar teased a return to the UFC last month
“Brock Lesnar can do both and he has proven that time and time again. And I’ve been the co-founder and co-running my agency since I came back in 2012.
“I’ve been working on outside projects this entire time, so we can certainly walk that line when it comes to working in WWE and other projects.
“Mine is entertainment-based, Brock’s is beating the hell out of someone in the octagon.”
Brock Lesnar wants to fight in the UFC again, according to Paul Heyman
Lesnar hasn’t set foot inside the Octagon since his UFC 200 bout with Mark Hunt, which he won via unanimous decision.
That victory over was overturned to a no contest following the discovery that he'd failed drug tests before and after the landmark card.
The 40-year-old was handed a one-year suspension for his anti-doping violation, which ended in July 2017.