There have been a lot of rumors circulating around recently that WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar could drop his title at SummerSlam next month to return to mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in the UFC. Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer recently joined The LAW to discuss this, claiming that there’s “definitely fire to the smoke”:
Meltzer stated that “The Beast” could be entering back into the USADA drug testing pool in order to resume fighting when his WWE contract is up in April. He also reports that the UFC is hoping for a Lesnar return in late December (most likely their New Years Eve PPV which Lesnar has main evented before) but he must be back in the USADA testing pool to be eligible to do so. He also has a remaining five months left on his suspension for his previous violation, which was frozen when he announced his retirement:
“Well, UFC wants [a Lesnar fight] because UFC’s having a bad year,” said Meltzer. “I’d heard a couple weeks ago they wanted Ronda Rousey back and they want Brock Lesnar, they want another Conor McGregor fight this year. They’ve got a budget and this year has been terrible. They want some drawing power for the end of the year.”
As for who Lesnar would fight upon his return, Meltzer said the UFC is aiming for a superfight of sorts against former UFC light heavyweight champ, and fellow freakish athletic specimen, Jon Jones:
“Their idea is Jon Jones,” said Meltzer “That’s the name I was told.”
Interestingly enough, Jones will fight this weekend (Sat. July 29, 2017) in an attempt to reclaim the 205-pound championship against Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 214.
