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UFC 200: Brock Lensar's opponent to be announced on Monday June 6 on ESPN

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officially announced during last night's (Sat., June 4, 2016) UFC 199 pay-per-view (PPV) telecast that current WWE superstar and the former UFC Heavyweight champion would return to the Octagon at UFC 200 on July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

An opponent for Lesnar though, was not revealed. That will all change Monday morning (June 6, 2016) as longtime MMA journalist Jeremy Botter reported that Brock's foe is set to be revealed tomorrow on ESPN.

— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) June 5, 2016

Lesnar last competed at UFC 141 way back in 2011, getting knocked out by Alistair Overeem in the very first round; giving him his second consecutive knockout loss after coughing up his 265-pound strap to Cain Velasquez prior to taking on "The Reem.