Brock Lesnar will compete at UFC 200, but it doesn’t sound as though he has a long-term future in the Octagon.
Shortly after the Las Vegas-based promotion officially revealed that ex-heavyweight champion would fight an as-yet-unnamed opponent on the blockbuster July 9 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Lesnar’s current employer, World Wrestling Entertainment, issued a statement of its own.
“Brock Lesnar remains under contract to WWE, however, he has been granted a one-off opportunity to compete at UFC 200,” read a statement on WWE.com. “Following this milestone event on July 9, Brock will return to WWE for SummerSlam on Sunday, August 21, live on WWE Network.