- 07/07/2016 (12:57:39 pm)
- Bob Mulrenin
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Thanks to Jeff Sheridan for sending this in
Brock Lesnar ready to shock his bosses vs. Mark Hunt at UFC 200
WWE is not promoting Lesnar's return to the Octagon
Brock Lesnar has heard the criticism. He has.
And the one-time UFC Heavyweight Champion has a response.
“I really don’t give a s---,” Lesnar said during a conference call with reporters to promote Saturday's UFC 200 pay-per-view (10 p.m.).
Lesnar will meet Mark Hunt in the semi-main event of one of the most stacked cards in the promotion's history. The show, which will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is headlined by Daniel Cormier, who will defend the light heavyweight championship, against former title holder Jon "Bones" Jones.
For Lesnar, the fight will be his first professional MMA bout since losing to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 on Dec. 30, 2011. He signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2012, and has become one of the promotion’s top attractions.
Lesnar came close to re-signing with UFC in 2015 before agreeing to a long-term extension with WWE. In announcing that agreement on ESPN, Lesnar told Michelle Beadle he was “officially closing the door on MMA.”
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