Bengaluru, May 2: The tug of war between WWE and UFC regarding Brock Lesnar is likely to come to an end as the superstar in-concern has decided to end his career in Mixed Martial Arts. In a shocking series of statements, UFC President Dana White informed ESPN that one of biggest prizefighters of this generation will not return to the Octagon as he is officially retired from MMA.
Rumors about a potential Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Cormier UFC heavyweight championship dream match in Summer 2019 were running wild earlier this year. Lesnar was supposed to return to UFC after a gap of nearly three years to take on DC in a match which has been in the pipeline since July 2018. However, that will not happen now as the UFC president hinted they will take a different route for DC.
Earlier White passed the information to ESPN's Ariel Helwani and Brett Okamoto that Brock Lesnar informed him that he is retiring from UFC. The two MMA journalists then broke the news that most of the pro-wrestling fans might not like as WWE could be the only home for the beast incarnate.
"(Lesnar) told me he's done, he's retired," Dana White told ESPN. "We're going to move in another direction with Cormier."
WWE has already confirmed his comeback with an official statement