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Two days later on July 9, WWE allowed Lesnar to have a one-off fight for UFC 200. Lesnar failed two of his drug tests for this fight but was not suspended by WWE because he is not a full-time performer. [141] On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, Lesnar was the #5 draft pick for the Raw brand. [142]
UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 11, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada.. This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 1.6 million, [3] until UFC 202 broke the record with 1.65 million.
The main event featured the return of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture versus WWE's Brock Lesnar in a title bout. The decision to grant Lesnar—who was 1–1 in UFC fights at the time, and 2-1 in MMA overall—the title shot was controversial at the time.
UFC 141 was the last event to feature preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [6] This event marked Brock Lesnar's return to MMA action after being out for over a year due to diverticulitis. The lead up to the fight was rife with controversy regarding his opponent, Alistair Overeem.
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [3] The show was voted as the Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards , the first time a UFC show won the award.
UFC 121 featured the return of preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [5] UFC Primetime also returned to promote the Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez title fight. [6] Jon Madsen was expected to face Todd Duffee, but Duffee was forced off the card due to a lingering knee injury and was replaced by Gilbert Yvel. [7]
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2011, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. [16]
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar had a leave of absence from the WWE to compete at this event, his first fight since UFC 141 in December 2011 On June 4, a few hours before the UFC 199 event, MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani broke the news that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was close to finalizing a deal to ...