Brock
Lesnar isn’t interested in making another comeback to mixed
martial arts.
Just in case you thought Lesnar might be interested in dipping his
toes in Ultimate Fighting Championship waters one more time, the
former heavyweight champion shut that notion down in a recent
interview with the
New York Post.
“That door is closed,” Lesnar said. “You know what, Dana White, the
Fertitta brothers [Lorenzo and Frank] were exceptional to me.”
Lesnar appeared at Madison Square Garden for a live WWE event this
past Saturday. Next month, he is slated to defend his WWE belt in a
title unification bout against Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 38 on
April 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As far as Lesnar
is concerned, sports entertainment is where he’ll remain.
“I’m too old,” Lesnar said. “That’s a young man’s sport, and that
door is closed. I’m Brock
Lesnar, the WWE Superstar.”
Though rumors of a Lesnar return to the UFC have persisted over the
years —
including a faceoff in the Octagon with Daniel
Cormier after “DC” bested Stipe
Miocic in the UFC 226 headliner — the former University of
Minnesota wrestling standout hasn’t stepped into the Octagon since
2016, when he defeated Mark Hunt at
UFC 200. That result was later overturned when Lesnar failed a pair
of drug tests in relation to the event. Lesnar never came to terms
with the UFC for a potential blockbuster fight against Cormier, and
though others have expressed interest in a bout against the massive
heavyweight — most notably Jon Jones —
nothing has come to fruition.
Lesnar claimed heavyweight gold with a second-round TKO of Randy
Couture at UFC 91 and defended the belt twice with finishes of
Frank
Mir and Shane
Carwin. He relinquished the crown in a first-round TKO loss to
Cain
Velasquez at UFC 121 before falling to Alistair
Overeem at UFC 141 and announcing his first retirement in the
aftermath.