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Though Lesnar said he was "closing the door on MMA" in March 2015, [320] UFC announced on June 4, 2016, that he would return at UFC 200 on July 9. [321] WWE confirmed it had granted Lesnar "a one-off opportunity" to compete at UFC 200 before he returned to the company for SummerSlam on August 21. [ 322 ]
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.
The UFC returned to a 10 p.m. ET start with this event. [5] 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.
The pair have been connected with a return ahead of the much-anticipated UFC event Dana White responds to Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey UFC 300 rumours Skip to main content
On November 15, he returned at UFC 91 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he lost the UFC Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar. [37] At first a closely contested match, Lesnar knocked Couture down in the second round and struck him with hammerfists for a TKO victory at 3:07. [38]
YouTube's Buff Dudes recreated a workout from UFC heavyweight, WWE wrestler and pro football player Brock Lesnar in a new YouTube video.
Just like UFC 111, UFC 115, and UFC 118, UFC 121 was shown in movie theaters around the United States by NCM Fathom. [4] 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.
It was 15 years ago today that UFC 100 went down in Las Vegas. It reportedly sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.6 million pay-per-view buys and firmly established the UFC as a major sports ...