Dana White Is Pouring On The Brock Lesnar Return Talk

Last night, UFC president Dana White heated up talk of Brock Lesnar returning to MMA by posting a photo alongside the hulking former heavyweight champion on all of his social media accounts. The teasing posts came on the heels of Lesnar’s in-ring WWE ‘advocate’ Paul Heyman recently saying that a UFC comeback was possible for the […]

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Last night, UFC president Dana White heated up talk of Brock Lesnar returning to MMA by posting a photo alongside the hulking former heavyweight champion on all of his social media accounts.

The teasing posts came on the heels of Lesnar’s in-ring WWE ‘advocate’ Paul Heyman recently saying that a UFC comeback was possible for the behemoth, who was last seen defeating Mark Hunt in the Octagon at 2016’s UFC 200, a fight after which he was suspended by USADA for a positive drug test for banned estrogen blockers.

But Lesnar’s one-year suspension is up, and his WWE contract is set to expire in April, meaning a reunion with the new UFC ownership and their star-focused ‘strategy’ could be in the cards for this year.

In fact, it could even be an eventuality, as White kept hinting at a ‘Beast’ return in a recent discussion with TMZ Sports, even though he was asked about it), offering the obvious view that Lesnar’s time with the UFC was ‘fun’:

“I think Brock’s under contract though right now, you know, but uh…I’d love to see him. Yeah, I’d like to see him come back. Brock’s been fun when Brock Lesnar won the championship, it was fun. Yeah, he was fun.”

Hardly a surprise to hear the polarizing UFC front man call Lesnar’s time in the UFC fun, as anyone bringing in truckloads of cold hard cash for the company will obviously be among the company favorites.

With stars like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey inactive and highly uncertain to ever return, the promotion could use a big name with an even bigger personality – and physique – to provide a shot in the arm to their sagging pay-per-view numbers.

But in terms of Lesnar fighting his way back to the top of the heavyweight rankings, White stopped short of speculating about that, noting that current champion Stipe Miocic, who he’s had a highly public spat with recently was ‘pretty tough’:

“Stipe’s pretty tough. Stipe’s pretty tough, you know?”

Lesnar was briefly linked to a super fight with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones after “Bones” won the 205-pound title from Daniel Cormier last July, but that fell apart when Jones promptly tested positive for steroids, his second USADA violation in as many years.

Now, it’s unclear against whom Lesnar would return, and Miocic is busy coaching The Ultimate Fighter 27 against Cormier before the two fight for the heavyweight belt at UFC 226, but you can bet that at this point, the UFC would give Lesnar a title shot against the winner of that match-up rather easily.

It may not be deserved, but little is when it comes to handing out UFC title shots these days, and above all else, Lesnar brings in the numbers.

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Daniel Cormier Says Bout With Stipe Miocic is Biggest of His Career

Daniel Cormier values his heavyweight title bout with Stipe Miocic greatly. On July 7, Cormier will challenge Miocic for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title. The bout takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It…

Daniel Cormier values his heavyweight title bout with Stipe Miocic greatly. On July 7, Cormier will challenge Miocic for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title. The bout takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll headline UFC 226. Best Of Them All Cormier is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, but […]

Derrick Lewis on Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier: It’s a Smart Move

Derrick Lewis has no issue with Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. Miocic is set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title against light heavyweight champion Cormier. The two will meet on July 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las…

Derrick Lewis has no issue with Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. Miocic is set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title against light heavyweight champion Cormier. The two will meet on July 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The title bout will headline UFC 226. While some have argued that […]

UFC 220 PPV Buyrate On Par With UFC 219

The heavyweight title fight that seemingly everyone was talking about prior to it happening brought in pretty disappointing in PPV sales. Well, maybe not in this era of low pay-per-view sales. With the numbers now available, Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting reports that UFC 220 did a measly 340,000 to 380,000 PPV buys, with UFC […]

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The heavyweight title fight that seemingly everyone was talking about prior to it happening brought in pretty disappointing in PPV sales.

Well, maybe not in this era of low pay-per-view sales.

With the numbers now available, Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting reports that UFC 220 did a measly 340,000 to 380,000 PPV buys, with UFC 219 doing similar numbers.

Much has been made lately about the UFC in a post-ZUFFA world, as talent mega-agency WME-IMG’s new ownership has taken the promotion in a different direction. With less superstars readily available, they seem to stack a card with belts, of varying significance, like they did with UFC 219 which featured a women’s featherweight title fight between Cyborg and Holly Holm.

A co-main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Edson Barboza was incredible but clearly didn’t add to any kind of draw for UFC 219.

UFC 220 featured the aforementioned heavyweight title fight between Miocic and Ngannou as well as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier running roughshod on Volkan Oezdemir. But Cormier has never been the draw that Jon Jones was when he held the belt, and Miocic has always been a bit stale on the mic, meaning he lets his fists do the promoting; you won’t hear much trash talk or hype coming from Miocic.

That said, there seems to be a continued trend of abysmal pay-per-views lately. Is it just a blip or is it a sign of things to come?

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Derrick Lewis Reveals Theory On Why UFC Made Cormier vs. Miocic

Longtime UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis has revealed his theory on why the promotion booked a super fight between two champions. Despite the fact that Alexander Gustafsson, who many believe is the next fighter in line for a title shot against current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, he’s going to have wait for that fight to […]

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Longtime UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis has revealed his theory on why the promotion booked a super fight between two champions.

Despite the fact that Alexander Gustafsson, who many believe is the next fighter in line for a title shot against current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, he’s going to have wait for that fight to happen.

The promotion has booked heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic against Cormier at the UFC 226 pay-per-view event during International Fight Week.

Lewis, who is slated to take on Marcin Tybura in a heavyweight bout on February 18th in Austin, Texas on FOX Sports 1, has given his theory on why the MMA promotion decided to book this fight and it’s not exactly what you might think.

Lewis is known to speak his mind, and he did just that when speaking with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani on the latest edition of The MMA Hour.

The hard-hitting heavyweight star believes the fight was made due to the fact of the lack of consistent performances by UFC heavyweights

“That’s good that (Miocic vs. Cormier) is happening because no one else in the heavyweight division is being consistent,” Lewis said on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour (transcript via MMA Mania). “Whenever it’s time for a guy, like a fight away from the title, he ends up losing, like myself.”

“It’s a smart move to do because all of the other guys that’s in the top 10 or top five, he already fought or he beat already. For him to fight Cormier, I believe that’s the best bang for your buck right now for the pay-per-view sale.”

Lewis made it clear that he doesn’t really care if he gets the opportunity to challenge for the UFC heavyweight title or not. Instead, he just wants to be paid well.

“I don’t care if I never fight for the belt, as long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about. They can do whatever they want with it.”

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Stipe Miocic Dismisses Fake Persona For ‘TUF’ Broadcast

Don’t expect Stipe Miocic to put on an act for “The Ultimate Fighter” cameras. Miocic will serve as a coach on season 27 of TUF. The opposing coach will be Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Daniel Cor…

Don’t expect Stipe Miocic to put on an act for “The Ultimate Fighter” cameras. Miocic will serve as a coach on season 27 of TUF. The opposing coach will be Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Daniel Cormier. On July 7, Miocic will defend his heavyweight gold against Cormier in the main event […]