Following his loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141, Brock Lesnar effectively retired as a UFC fighter in his post-match interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abuQ8yKqiRg
Lesnar battled the crippling disease of diverticulitis for the past two years, and he just couldn’t regain his bearings in the octagon.
This does, however, leave the door open to a possible short-term WWE return at some point, should Lesnar and Vince McMahon ever agree to terms on a possible high-profile WWE appearance.
In October 2010, speculation ran rampant about Lesnar possibly working a wrestling angle with The Undertaker when Undertaker was interviewed following Brock’s loss to Cain Velasquez:
Stay tuned to Pulse Wrestling and Inside Fights for any further updates on this story, and check out some great columns about Brock Lesnar’s MMA career and his UFC retirement from Scott “Kubrick” Sawitz and Will Cooling, respectively.