Brock Lesnar Shuts Down Notion of Another UFC Comeback: ‘That Door is Closed’

Brock Lesnar isn’t interested in making another comeback to mixed martial arts.

Just in case you thought Lesnar might be interested in dipping his toes in Ultimate Fighting Championship waters one more time, the former heavyweight champion shut that notion down in a recent interview with the New York Post.

“That door is closed,” Lesnar said. “You know what, Dana White, the Fertitta brothers [Lorenzo and Frank] were exceptional to me.”

Lesnar appeared at Madison Square Garden for a live WWE event this past Saturday. Next month, he is slated to defend his WWE belt in a title unification bout against Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 38 on April 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As far as Lesnar is concerned, sports entertainment is where he’ll remain.

“I’m too old,” Lesnar said. “That’s a young man’s sport, and that door is closed. I’m Brock Lesnar, the WWE Superstar.”

Though rumors of a Lesnar return to the UFC have persisted over the years — including a faceoff in the Octagon with Daniel Cormier after “DC” bested Stipe Miocic in the UFC 226 headliner — the former University of Minnesota wrestling standout hasn’t stepped into the Octagon since 2016, when he defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200. That result was later overturned when Lesnar failed a pair of drug tests in relation to the event. Lesnar never came to terms with the UFC for a potential blockbuster fight against Cormier, and though others have expressed interest in a bout against the massive heavyweight — most notably Jon Jones — nothing has come to fruition.

Lesnar claimed heavyweight gold with a second-round TKO of Randy Couture at UFC 91 and defended the belt twice with finishes of Frank Mir and Shane Carwin. He relinquished the crown in a first-round TKO loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 before falling to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 and announcing his first retirement in the aftermath.