After almost a year’s worth of teasing that former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE star Brock Lesnar would leapfrog the rest of the division and return to the Octagon to fight Daniel Cormier, it looks as if a Lesnar return will no longer be happening. Dana White claims Lesnar is retired, and now a Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic rematch is in the works for UFC 241 in August.
As to what’s the main reason behind Lesnar’s retirement (again) after re-entering the USADA testing pool, Dave Meltzer’s latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription required) indicates that money played a major factor.