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Friday afternoon, it was revealed that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar had been flagged for a “potential USADA anti-doping violation”<\/a> stemming from a June drug test. <\/p>\n

That didn’t sit too well with Mark Hunt, who lost to Lesnar at UFC 200 via unanimous decision<\/a>. The heavyweight veteran demanded that the UFC give him half of Lesnar’s purse, or release him from his UFC contract.<\/p>\n

In a new post for his website, markhunt.tv<\/a>, Hunt explained his situation:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they gave him the exemption to come back I wasn\u2019t too happy about it but they assured me they were all over him,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw Brock made millions for this fight, more than anyone ever.\u201d he said. \u201cI wanna know what they are gonna do to Brock now. When you don\u2019t make weight they give twenty percent of your purse to the other fighter. If you get caught cheating you should lose all of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve told Dana I want half of Brock\u2019s purse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say they are trying to clean up the sport, but it doesn\u2019t feel like it.\u201d he said. \u201cThe UFC is basically saying if you cheat you won\u2019t be penalised.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the third time I\u2019ve had to fight a cheater in my career. The other two times I didn\u2019t ask for compensation, but this is the third time and I\u2019m sick of them getting away with cheating.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve told Dana that I want a release from the UFC if they don\u2019t sort this out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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