Brock Edward Lesnar (/ˈlɛznər/; born July 12, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, former mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler, signed with WWE and appearing on its Raw brand. He is also a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and former #1 ranked mixed martial arts (MMA) Heavyweight by Sherdog; he was ranked #5 before he announced his retirement at the end of 2011. Lesnar is an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999, losing in the finals to 1999 world freestyle wrestling champion and future New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal. He gained prominence in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2002 to 2004, where he is a former three-time WWE Champion, becoming the youngest WWE Champion at age 25 with his first reign. Lesnar was the 2002 King of the Ring and the winner of the 2003 Royal Rumble. After leaving WWE, Lesnar pursued a career in the NFL. He played during the preseason for the Minnesota Vikings, but ended up being a late cut. Lesnar returned to professional wrestling at the end of 2005, and joined New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight
Brock Lesnar knows when to hang it up. He announced he was quitting the whole MMA thing after suffering a lightning fast loss to Alistair Overeem last night at UFC 141.Lesnar was floored by a… READ MORE >
After SEVEN YEARS apart, UFC pain machine Brock Lesnar is getting back into business with the company that put him on the map -- WWE -- in a deal that will make him the "featured star" in a brand… READ MORE >
Brock Lesnar has officially pulled out of his big fight at UFC 131 after suffering another flare up from his ongoing stomach condition ... and may undergo "life changing surgery" in the near… READ MORE >
Fresh off his epic UFC Brock Lesnar beatdown, freshly-minted heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez came to our office to talk about the fight, his strategy, the fear factor, his diet and his next… READ MORE >
Brock Lesnar will not return to the WWE anytime soon to fight The Undertaker -- despite several reports to the contrary -- because the ex-heavyweight champ is still "under contract" with the UFC.… READ MORE >
Most UFC fighters would have been talking serious trash after taking out Brock Lesnar in the octagon -- but not freshly-minted UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. We got the champ… READ MORE >
As if UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar wasn't scary enough -- he's now grown a gnarly beard that would make Paul Bunyan quiver. But is he tough enough to withstand Montezuma's Revenge?… READ MORE >
A grizzly-faced Brock Lesnar claims he ain't worried about his Mexican nemesis Cain Velasquez -- telling us the only scary thing about Mexico is the diarrhea you get when you visit.In case… READ MORE >
UFC wrecking machine Brock Lesnar doesn't just think he'll beat his opponent at UFC 116 on Saturday ... he thinks he might kill the guy. We asked the hardcore heavyweight why he would get back in… READ MORE >
Brock Lesnar's longtime friend and Jiu-Jitsu coach tells TMZ the hospitalized fighter WILL return to the Octagon -- and he guarantees Brock will return to battle condition in the next six months.… READ MORE >
