{"id":25771,"date":"2016-07-15T21:12:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T02:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=25771"},"modified":"2016-07-15T22:18:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T03:18:42","slug":"wwe-statement-brock-lesnars-potential-ufc-violation-mark-hunt-responds-angrily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/15\/wwe-statement-brock-lesnars-potential-ufc-violation-mark-hunt-responds-angrily-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE &#8220;statement&#8221; on Brock Lesnar&#8217;s potential UFC violation, NSAC to consider $2.5 million payday in possible penalty, Mark Hunt responds angrily to red flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-454175292\" 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>&#8211; WWE <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/brock-lesnar-anti-doping-policy-violation?sf31083533=1\">issued a statement Friday night<\/a> addressing\u00a0Brock Lesnar being flagged for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/15\/breaking-brock-lesnar-potentially-violated-ufc-drug-testing-policy\/\">potential drug-testing violation under UFC&#8217;s anti-doping policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Brock Lesnar has not performed for WWE since WrestleMania and is not scheduled to return until Sunday, August 21,&#8221; the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>It appears WWE is implying\u00a0that\u00a0Brock&#8217;s status in-between WWE stints\u00a0does not affect his standing with the company\u00a0because he became inactive after WrestleMania and will not return until Summerslam.<\/p>\n<p>Lesnar was still under contract to WWE when he returned to UFC on July 9, though.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The executive officer of the Nevada State Athletic Commission <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/boxing\/la-sp-sn-ufc-brock-lesnar-positive-test-purse-nevada-fine-20160715-snap-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">told the L.A. 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