Daily Mail Online : reported that WWE superstar Brock Lesnar retires from UFC and MMA

The WWE superstar has informed the promotion that he has retired from the sport mixed martial arts, as first reported by MMA Fighting. UFC fans hoping that they would see Brock Lesnar in the octagon once again are in for some bad news. Lesnar was fined £200,000 and retroactively suspended for one year by USADA, meaning he would have been eligible to return to the cage this July. As a result, the former heavyweight champion has been removed from the USADA drug-testing pool, meaning he is no longer an official member of the UFC roster. 'The Beast Incarnate' is set to face the legendary Bill Goldberg in a highly-anticipated rematch at Wrestlemania 33 in Orlando on April 2.

CM Punk destroys current WWE superstar on Twitter

Article continues belowPunk saw that disrespect and quickly put a stop to all of the hating by firing back about the quality of Hawkins' Twitter account. CM Punk might still be a part of the UFC roster and is currently pursuing a mixed martial arts career, but he just can't stay away from the WWE for too long. Fans have been wondering if a potential CM Punk return could be in the works somewhere down the line even though chances of that are slim at the moment. Curt Hawkins took a minute to clown Zack Ryder's Instagram story and kick a fellow Smackdown superstar while he was recovering from an injury. Article continues belowThe former WWE champion isn't helping matters when he's still on social media taking shots at the talent that is still with his former employer.

WWE superstar Brock Lesnar retires from MMA following hefty drug ban and fine

And now following these punishments – according to MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi, Lesnar has informed the UFC he will not return to the franchise. Despite his retirement, Lesnar would not be able to compete in an octagon anway until he served his ban. The 39-year-old has retired from the octagan after his last appearance as the co-main event at UFC 200. The RAW superstar tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene, following an out-of-competition urine test. AP:Associated Press 4 Brock Lesnar failed drugs tests after defeating Mark Hunt at UFC 200Lesnar, who is now a star on WWE, won his last UFC appearance via a unanimous decision over Mark Hunt.


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