SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
April - 2015
7
THE LEGACY OF
BROCK LESNAR
Article By: Jay Anderson
He’s calling it a career, at least
in MMA. Brock Lesnar revealed
Tuesday night on ESPN that he
had re-signed with the WWE,
ending speculation that he
would make a return to MMA
and the UFC in particular. He
also revealed that he had been
training for an MMA return
for months, but that while the
body was willing, there was
something missing from his
mental game.
If that’s the case, stepping away
was a wise decision. An MMA
fight, especially at the top lev-
els of the sport, is nowhere to
be if you’re not mentally in the
game.
There were other factors: fam-
ily, most of all. And as Lesnar
stated to ESPN, he’s an “older
caveman now. I make wiser
caveman decisions.”
The UFC certainly pursued his
services, and rightfully so. Le-
snar is the biggest draw in the
company’s history, right up
there with Georges St. Pierre.
GSP had a nation behind him.
Lesnar had a nation of fans —
wrestling fans — plus MMA
fans who either loved or hat-
ed him. He was a polarizing
figure, thanks to his profes-
sional wrestling background,
and there seemed to be no
Brock Lesnar (Esther Lin/MMA Fighting)
