{"id":196022,"date":"2016-06-06T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T17:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=196022"},"modified":"2016-06-06T10:27:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T17:27:41","slug":"video-brock-lesnar-announces-ufc-200-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brock-lesnar\/video-brock-lesnar-announces-ufc-200-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Brock Lesnar announces his UFC 200 opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.espn.com\/player.js?playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&#038;adSetCode=91cDU6NuXTGKz3OdjOxFdAgJVtQcKJnI&#038;pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&#038;width=576&#038;height=324&#038;externalId=espn:15995398&#038;thruParam_espn-ui[autoPlay]=false&#038;thruParam_espn-ui[playRelatedExternally]=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Beast&#8221; is back and coming to show the world what he is still capable of in the Octagon when he returns to the UFC at UFC 200.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brock-lesnar\/pros-react-to-the-return-of-brock-lesnar\/\">Brock Lesnar<\/a> appeared on ESPN on Monday morning to announce his opponent for UFC 200.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never turned down a fight in the UFC,&#8221; Lesnar said. &#8220;Even when I was champ, I never turned down a fight. When I was fighting to be a champ, I never turned down a fight. If [UFC president] <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-stockton-slaps\/\">Dana White<\/a> called me and said, &#8216;You have opponent X, Y or Z, which do you want?&#8217; &#8212; he never gave me those options.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lesnar announced that he will be fighting <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mark-hunt\/mark-hunt-to-be-added-to-ufc-200\/\">Mark Hunt<\/a> at UFC 200 and says that their strong styles make for an interesting matchup that will get the attention of fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a grappler at heart. [Hunt] is a heavy hitter. I think that&#8217;s what the people want to see. The UFC ultimately culminated because we&#8217;re going to put guys with opposing disciplines against each other. I think I match up very well. 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