Dana White confirms Brock Lesnar will make UFC comeback soon; likely to fight Daniel Cormier
UFC president Dana White confirms the long-anticipated mixed martial arts return of the popular professional wrestler
UFC President Dana White confirmed the long-anticipated mixed martial arts return of the popular professional wrestler Saturday night after UFC 226.
Lesnar entered the UFC 226 cage moments after Cormier took the UFC heavyweight title from Stipe Miocic, and they engaged in a wrestling-style argument, including a shove from Lesnar and a brief skirmish between entourages. Cormier insisted the exchange wasn’t staged.
“Brock decided to step in the octagon with me,” Cormier said. “He’s a pro wrestler. He does fake fighting. So I’ll do fake fighting with you until I put my fists upside your face.”
Cormier expects to fight Lesnar in March. Cormier plans to retire after the big-money bout, having vowed to quit the sport after turning 40.
“Maybe we’re living in my world now, so I dictate the rules,” Cormier said with a grin.
White also said he hasn’t spoken to former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor about his return to MMA. McGregor also was in Las Vegas over the weekend, but he didn’t make a public presence at UFC 226.
“We’re not talking about a fight right now,” White said. “Conor has got to get through July right now. I don’t know what’s going to happen. Is he going to get fined? Is he going to get probation? When he’s done, then we’ll start talking about fighting.”