UFC president Dana White kicked Conor McGregor out of UFC 200 after the star refused to show up for promotional events. Eventually McGregor and White came to an agreement for his rematch against Nate Diaz for UFC 202, but White knew he had to get someone HUGE to replace McGregor for the monumental event. That person turned out to be Brock Lesnar, returning from the WWE. Today while on SportsCenter, Lesnar announced who his opponent will be.
Brock Lesnar’s return to UFC will come against Mark Hunt.
UFC officials announced Lesnar’s return Saturday night during UFC 199. WWE said Saturday night that Lesnar was “granted a one-off opportunity” to return to UFC for the July fight and that he would return for WWE’s SummerSlam on Aug. 21.
During his initial UFC run, Lesnar went 4-3, winning and twice defending the UFC heavyweight title.
Mark Hunt’s record is 12-10-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC.
