Real Reason Why Brock Lesnar Signed For UFC After Failed NFL Career and Early WWE Success: “A Whole New Adventure..”

Brock Lesnar was unstoppable during his first run but left WWE over a hectic schedule. Moreover, he was stuck in a non-compete clause of WWE, which he signed blindly to leave the company.

However, both parties were in a legal battle for months and after the completion of the lawsuit settlement, Lesnar choose a new career path- MMA. Once he gave detailed information on why he switched to MMA and joined UFC.

In the autobiography, ‘Death Clutch’, Brock Lesnar gave the reason why he choose MMA as his next career. He claims about being a serious competitor and it was enough for him to join a competitive business.

Lesnar states, “In 2006, the fight business was picking up steam and getting a lot of serious attention from the media. It looked to me like there was money to be made if I could stir up some noise and grab everyone’s attention again. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, but nothing worthwhile in life ever is.”

He added, “My legal battle with WWE was behind me. So was the NFL, and my dance with vodka and Vicodins, and, I thought, Japan Pro Wrestling. It was time to get back to doing what was second nature to me, what I had been trained to do since I was five years old.”

“So, looking for the next great challenge in my life, I got into the world of mixed martial arts. A whole new adventure was about to begin.”

The Conqueror was a fighter since his childhood and finally was ready to embrace it in 2006. He had his first MMA match at Hero’s in 2007 against Min-soo Kim, which he won. 

Lesnar signed with UFC in October 2007. He had his first match against Frank Mir in February 2008, which he lost. However, later, The Beast went on to make a great career in UFC, winning the Heavyweight Title in his third match. Moreover, he defended it twice before losing to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121.

Brock Lesnar credited his wife Sable for being supportive

Lesnar wanted to join combat sports as a free man in 2006. However, due to the WWE non-compete clause, he was jobless for a long time. He and Sable were married in 2006 and Lesnar said Sable was very supportive of him.

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The Beast said, “I talked it over with Rena, who was now my wife, and she assured me she would be supportive in anything I decided I was going to do.”

If you read ‘Death Clutch’, you will get an insight into how much Rena Greek respects Lesnar’s decisions. Furthermore, there are several chapters in which Lesnar has credited Sable for major moments in his life.

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