{"id":21770,"date":"2016-06-04T22:52:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T03:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21770"},"modified":"2016-06-06T01:28:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T06:28:11","slug":"official-brock-lesnar-returning-ufc-ufc-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/04\/official-brock-lesnar-returning-ufc-ufc-200\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s official &#8211; Brock Lesnar is returning to UFC for UFC 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-967384606\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Brock Lesnar is officially returning to UFC to fight at the milestone UFC 200 event on July 9 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>UFC announced Lesnar for the UFC 200 PPV\u00a0during Saturday night&#8217;s UFC 199 fight card. (<a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/06\/05\/brock-lesnars-return-announced-for-ufc-200-opponent-not-yet-determined\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read Full Coverage &amp; see the new UFC 200 trailer<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>UFC is not listing an opponent yet for Lesnar. The announcement is expected soon to begin building to Lesnar&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n<p>Lesnar retired from UFC after his last fight in December 2011. He then trained for a potential UFC return last year, but decided to re-sign with WWE.<\/p>\n<p>At the time in March 2015, Lesnar said that he was officially\u00a0retired from UFC. But, apparently the itch needed to be scratched and he&#8217;s returning to UFC while in-between WWE stints.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/04\/report-wwe-star-brock-lesnar-close-stunning-return-ufc\/\">Lesnar&#8217;s Quotes on Shutting the Door on UFC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3834565246\"><div id=\"pwtor-1411904179\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brock Lesnar is officially returning to UFC to fight at the milestone UFC 200 event on July 9 in Las Vegas. 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