News On When Brock Lesnar Could Return To UFC

Rumors have begun to circulate as of late claiming that WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar could be departing WWE in favor of returning to mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in the UFC soon. Lesnar is rumored to be targeted for a superfight against current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Paul Heyman fueled these rumors this past Monday on RAW hen he threatened Lesnar would leave WWE if he loses the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.

Dave Meltzer recently reported that if Lesnar does, in fact, fight Jones down the road it will have to wait until Summer of next year. Lesnar still needs to re-enter the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug testing pool. If he does that today, he could be eligible to return by January of 2018. “The Beast” is currently serving a year long suspension after failing a USADA drug test following his UFC 200 unanimous decision win over Mark Hunt. The win was later overturned to a No Contest as a result.

Furthermore, Meltzer reports that Lesnar is under contract with WWE through WrestleMania 34, and is all but confirmed to be headlining the 2018 Royal Rumble come January. Another WWE source also claimed that Lesnar is 100 percent confirmed for WrestleMania 34. This meaning that Lesnar would be needed on WWE from January through March to build up his WrestleMania match. If he still desires to fight after WrestleMania, he could need a few months for a proper training camp, placing his Octagon return date around June of 2018.