Lesnar (photo) was UFC champion between 2008 and 2010. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
The biggest pay-per-view seller in UFC history could be back in the organization. The heavy weight Brock Lesnar, former Ultimate champion and recognized for being a WWE star, had his name included on a list of athletes signed by the UFC this Saturday.
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The addition was announced by the “UFC Fighters Info” profile, a Twitter account that shows athletes hired and released by the organization.
Lesnar, 37, competed in the UFC between 2008 and 2011, recording four wins and three losses. In his last two appearances, he suffered two technical knockouts, to Cain Velazquez (when he lost the belt) and alistair overeem. Since then, Lesnar has been working in WWE, where he already competed before venturing into MMA.
Due to his popularity in WWE, the heavyweight has the two biggest PPV sales in the organization's history. At UFC 116, in 2010, in the heavyweight belt unification, Lesnar beat Shane carwin and sold 1,1 million packages. In the historic UFC 100, Brock Lesnar avenged the defeat to Frank mir and won the weight belt. The event sells 1,5 million packages
Return attempt
In 2015, the UFC went to great lengths to rehire Lesnar and even offered double the salary of his first stint. But in March of the same year, the fighter renewed his contract with WWE and thwarted Ultimate's plans.
Image showing Lesnar's addition to the UFC roster
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