As announced during his appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Monday morning, current WWE Superstar and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will be fighting number eight ranked UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt in his Octagon return at the landmark UFC 200 event next month.
Ahead of the Hunt-Lesnar showdown, just hours after the fight was formally announced to the public, UFC has begun the hype train for the bout, releasing the following teaser for the fight on their official Twitter page on Monday evening.
Is this real life?!?! #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/WYr569EtmB
— #UFCPittsburgh (@ufc) June 7, 2016
Headlined by Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2 and featuring the Lesnar vs. Hunt fight, Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship and a heavyweight contender bout between Cain Velasquez and Travis Browne, UFC 200 is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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