The world was shocked on Saturday night when UFC announced that Brock Lesnar will be making his return to the octagon at UFC 200. Brock’s return to UFC is a unique situation because Brock is still under WWE contract. Brock has made it clear that returning to the octagon was his idea and that he picked up the phone and called Dana White. But after he spoke to Dana White, Brock had to get Vince McMahon’s approval and he told ESPN that he did so by defeating Vince in an arm wrestling match.
“I said, ‘Listen, old man, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. I said, ‘Do you wanna arm-wrestle for it?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, what the hell.’ So, I ended up beating him and here we are.”
Brock Lesnar added that Vince McMahon had zero hesitation about letting him fight in the UFC.
“None. None, no I mean, why would you? I believe that in the WWE brand I’m a legit athlete in that brand and I bring lots to the company. For me to get back in the octagon legitimizes why the WWE has me in their company. It’s a win for all of us. It’s a win for me, it’s a win for the WWE and it’s a win for the UFC.”
Brock also said that he won’t disclose how much money he’s making for the fight, but it’s a lot of money. You can check out the full interview below.
