Brock Lesnar was coming into the octagon at the conclusion of UFC 226 Saturday night regardless.
It didn’t matter if Daniel Cormier or Stipe Miocic won. It didn’t matter if the winner requested his presence or not.
As soon as the 40-year-old former heavyweight champion made his way into T-Mobile Arena before the main event, it was obvious that he had arrived to promote his return to the octagon by confronting the eventual victor.
Daniel Cormier knew this, and used it to his advantage after knocking out Miocic at 4:38 of the first round.