UFC 200 is the upcoming super card containing many of the sport’s biggest and best stars.
Featuring on the card will be a slew of fan favourite fighters, pivotal match ups and three title fights.
The main event will see a grudge match light heavyweight title unification between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones.
But the most talked about fight on that card is the surprise return of WWE star turned UFC heavyweight champion turned WWE star and once again UFC fighter Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar casts a frightening shadow, standing 6 foot 3 inches and having to cut weight to make the UFC heavyweight limit of 265 pounds.
A former division one national champion wrestler who’s meteoric rise from WWE wrestler to UFC heavyweight champion after only four fights captivated fight audiences and brought in crossover fans from around the world.
Lesnar became a huge star for the world’s leading mma promotion breaking pay per view records and earning huge pay days along the way.
Lesnar’s opponent for the UFC 200 co-main event slot is Australia’s Mark ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt.
Hunt is the hard-hitting Sydney-based heavyweight known for vicious one punch walk off knockouts.
Hunt is coming off two impressive first round knockout victories over Antonio Silva and long time Lesnar rival Frank Mir, and has stated he is coming for the belt.
But what does a win over Lesnar do for the former K1 champion?
Apart from a nice payday and raising his profile as the guy who beat up Brock Lesnar, it doesn’t do much at all.
Lesnar hasn’t fought in MMA for four and a half years and prior to that lost his last two fights very convincingly via first round TKOs to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem.
Lesnar is 38 years old, unranked in the UFC media generated rankings, where Hunt is ranked eighth. By all accounts Lesnar will return to the WWE after the fight.
With the fight coming on relatively short notice its unknown what kind of fighting shape the WWE star is in and if he has improved his overall MMA game during his four and a half year MMA hiatus.
This will also mark the first time Lesnar has competed in the UFC under the strict new anti-doping rules enforced by United States Anti-Doping Agency. Hunt stated recently he believes that Lesnar is “juiced to the gills“.
Adversely if Hunt should lose to Lesnar it would more than likely de-rail any plans for a UFC title shot. The loss would sit Hunt at three losses in his last five fights and push him to the back of the line in the increasingly interesting heavyweight division.
Reece Huxley
Roar Rookie
I hope it does get ugly. will make the sport look bad if a pro wrestler comes in after 5 years and beats a legit top ten fighter.
Squidward
Roar Rookie
It's almost surprising it's being sanction due to the possible disparity between both fighters. But Brock is a former champ. Could be ugly
mike j
Guest
No worries, Reece. I don't think Hunt will ever win the title so this fight is a boon for his pay and exposure. UFC articles always welcome.
Reece Huxley
Roar Rookie
Thanks for the comments. Mike J, the heading read what does the fight do for Mark Hunt not who's going to win in what round and this is how he keeps his gills moist while on dry land. Which I thought was hilarious by the way. I'm giving opinion on what the fight does for hunt which I stated was not much at all. Like the feed back though this is my first writing
mike j
Guest
I think I just read this article on a news site, although that report averaged more than one sentence per paragraph. Isn't this is an opinion site? Who's going to win, Reece? In what round? Is Brock juiced? Why is Hunt the 'Super Samoan' when he's a Kiwi fighting out of Australia? How does Lesnar keep his gills moist when he's out of water?
R2k
Guest
Australia's Mark Hunt is now an illustrious member of the Russell Crowe club