Brock Lesnar Signs New Contract with WWE, UFC Career Over
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Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar announced on Tuesday that he won’t be headed back to the octagon. Instead, he’s re-signed with the WWE.
“I’m officially closing the door on MMA,” Lesnar told ESPN. “It was hard. I re-signed last night with the WWE.”
Lesnar said he weighed out this decision for a year, but in the end, he thought about his kids and his health.
“It was a very hard decision at this stage of my career,” Lesnar said. “The fighter inside me wants to compete. The father and husband — I’m an older caveman now. I make wiser caveman decisions. So, I’m here to say my legacy in the Octagon is over.”
Lesnar’s last appearance in the UFC was in December 2011 at UFC 141 when he lost to Alistair Overeem. He’s scheduled to appear in a title match at this Sunday’s Wrestlemania 31.
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