{"id":8278,"date":"2016-06-04T20:18:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T01:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2016-06-04T20:18:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T01:18:58","slug":"brock-lesnar-reportedly-close-to-mma-return-at-ufc-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/06\/04\/brock-lesnar-reportedly-close-to-mma-return-at-ufc-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Lesnar reportedly close to MMA return at UFC 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2752078798\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2921 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/02\/lesnar1.jpg?resize=262%2C192\" alt=\"lesnar1\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" \/>Brock Lesnar is in serious talks with UFC about a return to MMA for the UFC 200 event that will take place on July 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting reports that while talks are progressing, an opponent has not been finalized. Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/6\/4\/11859804\/brock-lesnar-close-to-finalizing-deal-to-fight-at-ufc-200\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> One can only assume that Lesnar has been training for the fight since it&#8217;s just over a month away. His last fight in UFC took place in December 2011. 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