With Brock Lesnar’s WWE contract ending after WrestleMania 34 in April, there’s a whole lot of speculation that he may once again jump over to the UFC for a fight or three. And why not? Lesnar last fought for the promotion in July of 2016, and he looked like he had a lot of fun beating the always dangerous Mark Hunt. If it weren’t for a failed USADA test for Clomiphene, Brock may have stuck around in the Octagon instead of returning to the WWE in the first place.
Photos of Brock Lesnar visiting UFC president Dana White in Las Vegas made a lot of people sit up and pay attention, and now White is stirring the pot even more with recent comments on Sirius XM. When asked what the chances were of Brock Lesnar fighting again in the UFC, a happy sounding Dana White said “They’re very, very, very good.”
"They're very, very, very good." –@ufc President @danawhite to @KevinHarvick on @BrockLesnar's chances of fighting again in UFC. Listen in 👇#HappyHours pic.twitter.com/p8ZCdrR9Kt
— SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) February 28, 2018
Oooh, the triple-good chance, reserved for times when Dana White knows things we don’t know. As always, it’s worth noting that Brock isn’t above playing White and Vince McMahon off each other to secure the best deal for himself possible. He’s also been known to tease UFC returns to promote his big WWE matches.
Trying to figure out the truth behind White’s words can also prove difficult as well. He actively denied Lesnar’s return at UFC 200 until it was conclusively leaked, and then he banned the journalist who revealed the news. Would it be too much of a stretch to imagine he’d play up the possibility of a Lesnar return for the attention it brings everyone involved?
All we’re saying here is even with White’s giddy response, nothing is set in stone. And even if Lesnar does re-sign with the UFC, he’ll have to spend 7 months on the bench under USADA testing as part of his previous steroid suspension. That would get him back for the end of 2018, which (maybe not so coincidentally) is when Jon Jones may be able to apply for a fight license again, pending his own USADA suspension hearing.
The only thing we know for sure: a Lesnar return to the UFC would make a lot of money, regardless of who he fights.
