{"id":84690,"date":"2014-02-02T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=84690"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:10:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:10:31","slug":"ufc-president-dana-white-now-says-brock-lesnar-is-not-returning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-president-dana-white-now-says-brock-lesnar-is-not-returning\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC President Dana White now says Brock Lesnar is not returning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-president-dana-white-now-says-brock-lesnar-is-not-returning\/ufc-141-lesnar-v-overeem-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11225\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11225\" title=\"UFC 141: Lesnar v Overeem\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/lesnar-overeem-stare1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a little over a week ago\u00a0when UFC President Dana White\u00a0declared that former UFC\u00a0heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar&#8217;s return to the octagon was &#8220;definitely a possibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After his win over Frank Mir at last night&#8217;s UFC 169 event, former Strikeforce champion, Alistair Overeem, took the time to address the rumors of Lesnar&#8217;s potential return, stating the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI heard word that Brock Lesnar is coming back to the UFC,\u201d <\/em>Overeem said\u00a0in his post-fight\u00a0victory speech<em>, \u201cWell, I\u2019ll be here waiting for him!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, in the UFC 169 post-fight news conference,\u00a0the Zuffa fight boss quickly\u00a0dismissed the possibility of both Lesnar&#8217;s return, and the possible rematch with &#8220;The Reem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBrock Lesnar is not coming back,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Dana White\u00a0declared.<em> \u201cBrock Lesnar is not fighting. I mean, does he want to come back? We\u2019ve talked about him wanting to come back, and he feels like he wasn\u2019t 100 percent while he was here. He feels like he sold himself a little short and all the stuff I\u2019ve told you before. But no, he\u2019s not. We have no deal with Brock Lesnar. He\u2019s not coming back anytime soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bad news for fans hoping to see the now &#8220;WWE Star&#8217;s&#8221; return to the UFC&#8217;s octagon. The news delivered by the UFC President didn&#8217;t seem to bother Overeem, who went on to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cEvery fight in the UFC is interesting to me,\u201d <\/em>he said.<em> \u201cOn that note, for now, it\u2019s holiday time. Then we\u2019re going to sit together with the team, and then we\u2019re going to figure out the next steps.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With no chance of a potential rematch with Brock Lesnar, who would you like to see Overeem face next? 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