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In 2016, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar stepped into the Octagon for the first time in nearly 5 years<\/a> to fight heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt at UFC 200. <\/p>\n

Lesnar’s return was one that was quickly criticized after he was given an exemption from the first three months of mandatory USADA testing prior to the fight<\/a>. While USADA was quick to swoop in and begin testing the former champ at a high frequency, it wasn’t until after the fight that Lesnar was flagged for an anti-doping violation. In addition to his fight night drug test being flagged, Lesnar had a random pre-fight, out-of-competition sample flagged <\/a>for banned substances as well. <\/p>\n

\"Brock<\/p>\n

Ultimately, after his legal team presented their defense, Lesnar was handed a one-year suspension from USADA, as well as a fine. <\/p>\n

While Lesnar is currently performing under the WWE banner, his close friend and manager, Paul Heyman, spoke to Fox Sports<\/a> to explain why he can’t close the door on a potential Lesnar return to the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrock is in his heart a trained competitor. Now whether that means he\u2019s going to look at this environment and say \u2018you know what, I didn\u2019t make the Vikings team in 2004 but I bet in 2017 I can and just because I can I\u2019m going to just to show people that I want to and I take it\u2019. Because when we named him the conqueror, that\u2019s what he is. He\u2019s a legit conqueror. You put a task before him and he conquers it,\u201d Heyman told the Fight Society podcast this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really can\u2019t tell you that it\u2019s out of the realm of possibility of Brock Lesnar to say \u2018I\u2019m taking a few months off from WWE, I want to see how many homeruns I can hit for the Minnesota Twins\u2019. People may laugh at that, but it\u2019s the same people that laughed at him in 2004 when he went for the Vikings camp and he was the last person cut and that\u2019s with a broken jaw, a fractured pelvis and diverticulitis. I think what\u2019s next for Brock Lesnar besides what\u2019s happening in WWE. Could it be UFC? Could it be another sport? I think it\u2019s something he\u2019s going to look at and say \u2018I bet no one thinks I can do that, all right I\u2019m going to conquer that\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"wwe<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if the former champ returns to the UFC once again.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/1\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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