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Exclusive: Another MMA Fighter Wants to Follow Lesnar to WWE
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He's one of MMA's biggest pro wrestling fans, but "King Mo" Lawal was under Strikeforce and could only dream of the day he ventured into the world of professional wrestling. But now WrestleZone can confirm that King Mo has definitely made overtures to

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Brock Lesnar Is Better Off Without MMA In His Life … And So Are We
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by Scott "Kubryk" Sawitz on April 4, 2012 When Brock Lesnar retired from MMA and the UFC on December 30th, it was fairly surprising at the time. For as much as he'd gone through to get back in the cage, Lesnar's acknowledgement that he couldn't hang
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The American Airlines Arena in Miami almost had the roof come off on Monday, and it had nothing to do with the Miami Heat. Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has officially returned to the WWE, and made his first appearance during Monday Night Raw in Miami. Speculation had been running wild for the past week or so that Lesnar was in negotiations to return to the WWE, an organization he was a part of for several years beginning back in 2002.


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WWE was always the better fit for Lesnar
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during his tiff with Bill Goldberg at Wrestlemania 20 because they already knew both guys were departing WWE immediately after: Goldberg to become an occasional color commentator at small-time MMA shows; Lesnar to make a failed try at playing in the
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Watch Brock Lesnar return to WWE
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With a glare and then an F-5 of John Cena, he jumped back into the world of professional wrestling after a four-year career in MMA. Warning: WWE fans chants some NSFW language in this video. Lesnar hasn't been in WWE since 2004.
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returned to his roots on Monday night, appearing on WWE’s “Monday Night Raw.” With a glare and then an F-5 of John Cena, he jumped back into the world of professional wrestling after a four-year career in MMA. Warning: WWE fans chants some NSFW language in this video.

Lesnar hasn’t been in WWE since 2004 . He started fighting in 2007, and was given a title shot in the UFC in just his fourth fight. After taking the title from Randy Couture, he beat Frank Mir and Shane Carwin before losing to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem. The December loss earned a title shot for Overeem, while it convinced Lesnar tor retire from MMA.
Are you happy to see Lesnar back in the pro wrestling world? Speak your mind in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter .

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Brock Lesnar Returns to WWE, What's Next? Fan's Take
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After losing to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 in December, Lesnar retired from MMA. As soon as his retirement speech was done, the internet was abuzz with a possible return to professional wrestling. It took more than three months, but that return
Former UFC Champion Brock Lesnar returns to WWE on Monday Night Raw (Video)Examiner.com
MMA Crossfire – Brock Lesnar is back – in the WWECanada.com (blog)
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In recent years, World Wrestling Entertainment has tried to cash in on the expected added viewers of the Monday Night Raw immediately following WrestleMania by doing things out of the ordinary. In years past, we have seen the WWE Draft held on this night, but it was last year that…

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Batista should return at Wrestlemania XXVIII and make a huge impact on the WWE.

WWE’s Wrestlemania weekend draws up a frenzy of news, rumors and WWE alumni appearances. Among Ric Flair’s Hall of Fame appearance, Shawn Michaels appearing as the special-guest referee and The Rock vs. John Cena, there have been several rumors of WWE returns.


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It appears that it hasn’t taken former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar to find a new job. Rumors constantly swirled around Lesnar about a return to his professional wrestling gig with WWE even while he was actively competing in the UFC. The rumors increased following his retirement after losing to Alistair Overeem at the promotion’s 2011 year-end event, UFC 141 . Those rumors have risen to a fever pitch with Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer now reporting, although he doesn’t have confirmation, that Lesnar is believed to have…


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  • Strikeforce Heavyweight GP FInal Press Conference Quotes
    SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 17, 2012) -- The main players took the stage Thursday in the final press conference before Saturday's STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Final when Josh Barnett faces Daniel Cormier, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the HP Pavilion. The powerful Barnett (31-5), of Fullerton, Calif. […]
  • Complete Bellator 69 Weigh In Results
    Lake Charles, La. – The Bellator 69 weigh-ins have been completed from Lake Charles, Louisiana in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at L’Auberge Casino Resort, which features the Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Finals between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang. Also, Megumi Fujii will square off against Jessica Aguilar in a women’s featur […]
  • UFC Featherweight Division: Murky Waters
    By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer On Tuesday night Chan Sung Jung a.k.a. the Korean Zombie turned an emerging title contender into a nearly helpless victim. Dustin Poirier entered the headlining bout of UFC on Fuel TV 3 as a generally perceived favorite, riding a four fight promotional win streak, having stomped two highly touted prospects in the pro […]
  • Josh Koscheck Accepts Fight Against BJ Penn, Waiting For Answer
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer There have been rumblings over the last couple of months that former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn has the itch to climb back into the cage after just announcing his retirement in October at UFC 137. The rumblings have apparently turned to contract talks as Josh Koscheck dropped news via Twitter tod […]
  • Junior Dos Santos Looking For War Against Frank Mir At UFC 146
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos will look to continue his dominance in the UFC's heavyweight division when he faces Frank Mir in a few shorts weeks at UFC 146 and talked to MMAFighting.com this week about what he expects from his challenger when they step inside the cage: "He likes to talk a lot, a […]
  • UFC To Announce Urijah Faber's New Opponent On TUF Friday
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fans curious as to who Urijah Faber will be facing at UFC 148 can tune into The Ultimate Fighter: Live this Friday to find out as the UFC will make the announcement during this week's broadcast. Faber was to face Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight title but a torn ACL forced Cruz out of the fight. The two are […]
  • TUF: Brazil Debuts On FUEL TV June 10th At 7pm
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The Ultimate Fighter Brazil airs each Sunday in Brazil on Globo TV and is available to U.S viewers via the internet but that will change in June as FUEL TV has announced it will begin airing the season June 10th. The announcement came this past Tuesday during UFC on FUEL TV 3. The show will air at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and […]
  • Renzo Gracie Blames Himself For Nick Diaz No Show
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer This past weekend, Nick Diaz no-showed at BJJ match at the World BJJ Expo in Long Beach, CA. against Braulio Estima. Fingers were pointed, blame was placed and each side tried to walk away looking like the good guy but one side of the story no one has heard yet was that of the event coordinator, Renzo Gracie. Gracie sp […]
  • Fedor Emelianenko Plans To Retire Soon
    By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fedor Emelianenko has a fight coming up June 21st in St. Petersburg, Russia but it could be one of the last time's he climbs into the ring or cage. A press conference was held this week to announce the bout which will be against Pedro Rizzo at the Ice Palace and when asked about his future and his thoughts on the […]
  • UFC On FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" Results
    By MATT BOONE MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The following are quick-match results from the UFC On FUEL TV 3: “Korean Zombie vs. Poirier” event, which emanated from the Patriot Center on Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Preliminary Card Bouts: -Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds. -Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision afte […]
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