{"id":130057,"date":"2015-02-18T09:29:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T17:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=130057"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:49:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:49:01","slug":"report-brock-lesnar-passing-ufc-deal-due-concussion-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/report-brock-lesnar-passing-ufc-deal-due-concussion-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Brock Lesnar Passing On UFC Deal Due To Concussion Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/big-nog-love-fight-brock-lesnar\/brock-lesnar-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127762\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brock-Lesnar.jpg\" alt=\"Brock Lesnar\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127762\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rumors have been circulating for month&#8217;s that Brock Lesnar is UFC bound. <\/p>\n<p>The former UFC heavyweight champion is serving out the last stint on his WWE contract, but now, according to reports, his reentry to combat may not come. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/big-news-ringside-jim-ross-show-wrestlemania-weekend-ross-report-podcast-features-roh-kevin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Ross<\/a> breaks it down:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Sources are saying that it looks more promising that Brock Lesnar could well stay with WWE past WrestleMania due to concerns over long term health affects [sic] of competing in MMA specifically concussion oriented issues later in one&#8217;s life,&#8221; Ross said this week in his blog. &#8220;Gain, these are &#8216;sources&#8217; and how reliable they are can only be judged after WM31 [WrestleMania 31] and following the status of the former UFC Heavyweight Champion.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;One thing is certain,&#8221; said Ross. &#8220;If UFC believes, and rightfully so in my view, that CM Punk will sell PPV&#8217;s for at least his first two fights then what would a healthy Brock Lesnar mean to the UFC brand in a time where no combat sport company has a plethora of bona fide star power that can move the needle on the pay per view business.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors have been circulating for month&#8217;s that Brock Lesnar is UFC bound. 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