When it comes to Ultimate Fighting, it looks like Brock Lesnar is calling it a career and stepping out of the Octagon for good.
After a devastating loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141, Lesnar told the Ultimate Fighting world that he is hanging up his gloves permanently, ending with a 5-3 record and one heavyweight championship reign.
Lesnar has had an incredibly tough couple of years after being diagnosed with diverticulitis back in 2009, resulting in serious surgery and a long road back to recovery.
Since then, his heavyweight domination has completely evaporated, and after taking another humiliating L to Overeem, Lesnar is officially out of the UFC.
His announcement was quick but straightforward. He's lost a step. He knows it, and a guy like Lesnar has too much pride to allow his legacy to continue to crumble.
Of course, maybe this was just a gut move by Lesnar after being humiliated by Overeem, but it is very clear by watching his last two matches that something is missing. The former NCAA wrestling champ has lost all the momentum that turned him into the face of the UFC only a few years ago, and at this rate he may never get it back again.
If this really is the end of Lesnar's career, though, big rumors are about to swirl about what he'll do next.
Maybe Lesnar does have one more match left in him, but I'm not talking about in the Octagon, I'm talking about in the place that first made him a household name almost a decade ago.
A WWE ring.
I can guarantee you that Vince McMahon is already telling his minions to get into contact with Brock immediately and throw a truck full of money at him, before he changes his mind.
Lesnar can certainly expect a big payday if he was to return to the WWE...even if it would most likely be for one more match, most likely against The Undertaker.
Who knows, he might be working on his F5 as you're reading this.
Remember this? Yup, let the hype begin.
Expect a lot of people to voice their opinions within the next few days, but for now what do you guys think?
Will Lesnar come back to the WWE for a short stint? Will he change his mind and reenter the octagon?
Or is this the last we've seen of Brock Lesnar?
TJ Nagy is a writer at WrestlingRevealed.com.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1004422-brock-lesnar-retires-is-a-wwe-return-a-possibility
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