Turns out all that talk about Lesnar leaving the UFC was nothing but a Brock-and-bull story.
That's because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced that the former heavyweight champion has been put on the fast-track to reclaiming his lost gold when he assumes one of two vacant coaching slots for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13.
Now the only thing standing between Brock Lesnar and a rematch with division champion Cain Velasquez is his opposing TUF coach, a Brazilian wrecking ball named Junior dos Santos, who risks his number one contender spot for a chance to pound on his pasty foe -- and get his piece of the Lesnar pay-per-view pie, which historically has made boku bucks for all involved.
Today's somewhat surprising announcement ends weeks of speculation surrounding the coaching gigs on the Spike TV reality show, which was until now a see-saw of popular names including Wanderlei Silva, Brian Stann, Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar.
Lesnar (5-2) is coming off a first round shellacking at the hands of new division champion Cain Velasquez, who survived a beefy bumrush at UFC 121 to topple the former WWE star and capture the crown.
It was Lesnar's first loss inside the Octagon since serving up a ham-hock to Frank Mir in his Octagon debut at UFC 81 way back in February 2008.
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