10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 17)
3. Brock Lesnar's UFC Return Is About Self-Redemption
The fact that Brock Lesnar will temporarily return to the Octagon and compete at UFC 200 in early-July is still a hot topic. Just over a month before he's scheduled to work WWE's annual SummerSlam event, Lesnar will fight Mark Hunt for the MMA juggernaut.
Speaking to Paul Heyman's show, Heyman Hustle for an extra special interview, Brock revealed his motivation for returning to UFC. It turns out that he's still incredibly sore over the end of his last run with the MMA company, especially feeling that diverticulitis was directly responsible for his loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 in December, 2011.
This means that Lesnar is heading back into the Octagon to right a wrong, in his mind at least. Telling Heyman's show all about his story, Brock also said that he's not necessarily returning for money or to pop a monster buyrate for the company, it's all about self-redemption and closure for him.
Whilst this is admirable, it's also unclear just what kind of impact another defeat would have on the 38 year old.