{"id":21779,"date":"2016-06-04T23:53:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T04:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21779"},"modified":"2016-06-06T01:27:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T06:27:51","slug":"wwe-addresses-brock-lesnar-ufc-lesnars-wwe-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/04\/wwe-addresses-brock-lesnar-ufc-lesnars-wwe-return\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE addresses Brock Lesnar &#8220;one-off&#8221; for UFC 200 &#038; announces Lesnar for Summerslam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-607540265\" 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>WWE issued a statement late Saturday night acknowledging Brock Lesnar being granted a &#8220;one-off opportunity&#8221; to return to UFC at the UFC 200 PPV event on July 9.<\/p>\n<p>WWE added that Lesnar is still under contract and will be competing for WWE again at Summerslam on August 21. Lesnar has been away from\u00a0WWE since WrestleMania in April.<\/p>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s full statement reads: &#8220;Brock Lesnar remains under contract to WWE. However, he has been granted a one-off opportunity to compete at UFC 200. \u00a0Following this milestone event\u00a0on <span data-term=\"goog_676798280\">July 9<\/span>, Brock will return to WWE for SummerSlam\u00a0on <span data-term=\"goog_676798281\">Sunday, August 21<\/span>\u00a0live on WWE Network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lesnar&#8217;s opponent for UFC 200 has not been announced yet. The announcement is scheduled for\u00a0Monday on ESPN, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/ufc-news\/major-ufc-news-regarding-ufc-200-and-ufc-202-214031\" target=\"_blank\">reports the Wrestling Observer<\/a>, which also initially reported that Lesnar&#8217;s return to UFC was approved by WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Lesnar has not fought in UFC since retiring in December 2011 due to his health. 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