WWE’s Brock Lesnar Will Fight Mark Hunt at UFC 200 – ESPN SportsCenter

Brock Lesnar, Long time professional wrestler and a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion is making his shocking return into Octagon on July 19, 2016 at UFC 200 Pay Per View. His opponent will be UFC Heavyweight Mark Hunt.

Brock Lesnar is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. In March 2015, Lesnar (5-3) announced he was “closing the door” on a career in MMA, but he admitted on Monday that he was never comfortable with that decision.

The beast incarnate remains under contract with the WWE, but was “granted a one-off opportunity” to compete at UFC 200, according to a statement from the company. He is scheduled to appear in WWE’s SummerSlam on Aug. 21.