Bellator president keeping an eye on Lesnar. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook @thebrocklesnar
Since the contract of Brock Lesnar With WWE shutting down, the former UFC heavyweight champion is never out of the news. The fighter, who has had success in both pro-wrestling and MMA, has always been the desire of several organizations and Bellator is willing to leave the UFC behind in this dispute.
Scott Coker, president of the company, showed interest in counting on its services, offering a super fight against Fedor Emelianenko. The director, however, is not convinced that he will return to MMA.
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“The situation with Lesnar is I don't even know if he's a free agent. I don't even know if he wants to fight again and what his situation is. I went to Lesnar and his agents and said, 'Hey, if Lesnar wants to fight Fedor, we have the athlete to make the fight that never happened.' We'll see if it happens and if he takes it seriously. Only Lesnar knows what will happen,” Coker told the North American website MMA Junkie.
The name of Fedor Emelianenko was mentioned by Scott Coker because, for a long time, this was the fight that MMA fans wanted to watch and that Dana White did everything he could to make it happen. In season, Brock Lesnar He was the UFC heavyweight champion (120kg), but the Russian did not reach an agreement to hold the fight.
Brock Lesnar, 43 years old, announced his retirement from MMA in 2016, after the fight against Mark Hunt and his victory was turned into a no contest, because he was found guilty of doping. His martial arts record is five wins and three losses and he became heavyweight champion after beating Randy Couture in 2008.
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