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Bellator’s Scott Coker has reached out to Brock Lesnar but no closer to signing deal

Bellator CEO Scott Coker is serious about signing Brock Lesnar.

The longtime MMA promoter revealed in a recent interview with MMA Junkie that he contacted Brock Lesnar’s team and offered him a potential super fight opposite PRIDE heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko.

Lesnar is reportedly a free agent after stalled negotiations with the WWE, but Coker doesn’t know whether the former UFC heavyweight champion is interested in returning to MMA.

“The situation with Brock Lesnar is I don’t even know if he’s a free agent,” Coker said. “I don’t even know if he wants to fight.