Strikeforce also had the luxury of airing major fight cards in primetime on CBS, which had previously enjoyed similar success promoting Kimbo Slice and Elite XC. A notorious recluse as it pertains to doing media of any kind, Lesnar has yet to speak about his future intentions and whether that includes fighting again, two years removed from his last UFC tease when he shoved new heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier inside the Octagon after UFC 226 in July 2018.
This is the biggest power move All Elite Wrestling could possibly make from the standpoint of creating a new professional wrestling war to spark the nostalgia of fans who lived through the late 1990s.
He's still young enough from an MMA standpoint in a division where age is rarely an issue and smart enough to realize his pro wrestling brand could use a bit of a refresh that this isn't automatic.
Now, however, it has been reported that Lesnar is now a free agent and could make a return to MMA.
It's fair to argue two years later that Lesnar holds more value for having not returned in a fight he was almost destined to lose badly and might be the perfect opponent for a fight against Jones that has seemingly been hinted at for nearly a decade. Lesnar is almost more valuable because he's treated as a premium product. site: media | arena: wwe | pageType: stories |
Either way, Lesnar will likely have no shortage of offers and opportunities to shift the current balance of power. But there's that word, disrupter, again. 6-keys: media/spln/wwe/reg/free/stories A bantamweight matchup between Ali Alqaisi and Tony Kelley is the latest addition to the UFC’s Oct. 10 lineup. This remains the best option for Lesnar in that he probably has another full decade in him, if the hunger was still there, to stay in great shape and crush people in scripted battles every few months while remaining wealthy and distant on his giant Canadian farm. Lesnar's acumen as a shrewd business man needs to be remembered in this case for any potential opportunity, big or small, although he does deserve credit for being smart about limiting how often he's actually seen on TV as a means to retain his value.
Not only did the former IWGP heavyweight champion fit Japan's trademark stiff and realistic style very well, his look as a hulking American destroyer is a character that has never gone out of style in that country.
Or he could make his debut within the division with an enormous splash against Lesnar that would be a blockbuster pay-per-view and serve perfectly as the type of opponent, given the size and wrestling pedigree, for Jones to test himself to prove he's comfortable with the big boys. One could argue it hasn't been since Coker was the head of Strikeforce that anyone had attempted to compete directly against the UFC.
certainly detoured New Japan Pro-Wrestling's initial plans for a North American takeover. Play Now