Earlier today on ESPN’s SportsCenter former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar announced that he would be returning to the octagon to fight Mark Hunt at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.
Lesnar has not competed in mixed martial arts since his 2011 TKO loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. The former champions last win came via submission against Shane Carwin at UFC 116 in 2010.
Meanwhile, Mark Hunt is coming off back-to-back first-round knockout victories over Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Frank Mir respectively.
Here is how the pros reacted to the news of “The Beast” fighting “The Super Samoan” at UFC 200:
https://twitter.com/Cody_Nolove/status/739824915537223680
.@BrockLesnar vs Mark Hunt at #UFC200! Heavy handed warfare! @ufc
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) June 6, 2016
Lesnar vs. HUNTO!!! #UFC200
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) June 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/739832883771281408
advertisement – continue reading below— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) June 6, 2016
Brock Lesnar announces on @SportsCenter that he'll be facing Mark Hunt at UFC 200. Whoa. Five stars. #UFC200
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) June 6, 2016
Congrats @markhunt1974 on getting an epic fight. I have confidence in you. Your going to prove HW division "and U" has completely changed
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) June 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/LaurenMurphyMMA/status/739829431586279426
https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/739847008303861761
https://twitter.com/MaguireTheOne/status/739832954097172480
It's official @markhunt1974 vs brocklesnarwwe UFC 200!!! #ufc200 #teamhunt https://t.co/vALJGmS4m4
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) June 6, 2016
#TheBeast @BrockLesnar will face Mark Hunt at #UFC200 before returning at @WWE @SummerSlam! https://t.co/YeNxMmm1hT pic.twitter.com/VfQiEojFeE
— WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/739837119984586752
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