{"id":138364,"date":"2015-04-16T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T22:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=138364"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:36:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:36:30","slug":"werent-even-close-re-signing-brock-lesnar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/werent-even-close-re-signing-brock-lesnar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Weren&#8217;t Even Close to Re-Signing Brock Lesnar&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/white-lesnar1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/white-lesnar1.png\" alt=\"white-lesnar1\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/white-lesnar1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/white-lesnar1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/white-lesnar1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/white-lesnar1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Not very close at all. We&#8217;d known that Brock was probably going to take a pass and go back to wrestling, which was the right move. You know, Brock came in here, he did incredible things and he got a great deal from Vince (McMahon). He&#8217;s 38 years old, man. It makes all the sense in the world.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether you love him or hate him, it&#8217;s a fact that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar is what&#8217;s best for business. Lesnar was the top draw for UFC pay-per-view sales when he was under contract and rumors were circulating that he could be making a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors were quickly squashed when it was revealed that Lesnar chose to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/lesnar-inks-new-wwe-deal-legacy-octagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">re-sign with professional wrestling company WWE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dana White was a guest on 106.7 The Fan and revealed that they were not even close to re-signing the former champion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH! 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