Speaking on SiriusXM UFC president White was asked whether a UFC return was on the cards for wrestling star Brock Lesnar. White responded saying that the odds of Lesnar returning to the company were "very, very, very good".
Three 'verys', that's a dead cert.
"They're very, very, very good." -@ufc President @danawhite to @KevinHarvick on @BrockLesnar's chances of fighting again in UFC. Listen in ?#HappyHours pic.twitter.com/p8ZCdrR9Kt
— SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) February 28, 2018
Suspicions were raised about the American's return to the sport after White posted a picture of himself with the WWE star two days ago:
Lesnar has not fought in the UFC since defeating Mark Hunt by unanimous decision in July of 2016 but his win was overruled after the heavyweight tested positive for banned substance clomiphene.
Lesnar is currently the WWE Universal champion but did not attend Raw this week, which led to WrestleMania opponent Roman Reigns slamming Lesnar on-air for a perceived "lack of respect" towards the organisation.
Lesnar's contract with the WWE expires in the Summer but any return to the Octagon would have to wait until later in the year as the wrestler still has to complete six months of the ban that was handed down to him after the Hunt bout.
Lesnar will turn 41 in July and while there will be no shortage of fighters willing to take on the South Dakota born phenomenon it's unfair for Lesnar to return to the sport he cheated in so recently, but as the UFC clutches for big names the prodigal son's return seems imminent.
In other UFC news Amazon has announced that it signed a deal with the MMA organisation which means it will be able to sell pay-per-view packages from its own platforms.
