Filming for the thirteenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” began just a few short days ago in Las Vegas. Coaching this seasons group of young fighters will be UFC heavyweights Junior dos Santos and former champ Brock Lesnar (5-2).
The UFC allowed media into the “TUF” gym to speak with the coaches on Tuesday.
Lesnar was quick to squash the rumors that he was done with fighting and/or that he was looking for an out to participate in the WWE’s upcoming Wrestlemania event against “The Undertaker.”
“That thing just took on a life of its own,” Lesnar said of the WrestleMania rumors. “I’m a fighter. There wasn’t anything there. I never pursued anything, no…When I go dark, people have to talk about something. I don’t have any control over that, nor do I really care. I’m just glad they’re still talking about me. It’s a funny thing. I go sit in my deer shack or my fish house and you guys (in the media) still talk about me and I don’t even have to say a word…it’s an opportunity for me to get down here and train and it’s an opportunity for me to get my title back sooner rather than later. When I beat dos Santos, then I get a rematch with Velasquez and I get my (expletive) belt back. That’s the way I’m looking at this.”
Lesnar was apparently also paid a lot of “Benjamins” by UFC President Dana White to get the fighter to move down from his Minnesota home for six weeks to coach on “The Ultimate Fighter.” A house was also rented for him so he could bring his family down to stay with him.
The former champ will meet dos Santos in June at UFC 131 in Vancouver, British Columbia to determine the #1 contender to face current title holder Cain Velasquez.
HT: Yahoo! Sports