Brock Lesnar’s chance to redeem his debut loss at UFC 81 was expected to come at June’s UFC 85 event in London. However, Lesnar will now be on the shelf until August.
The news comes from
Yahoo! Sports. Dave Meltzer spoke to UFC president Dana White about the date.
As
MMAjunkie.com (
UFC News & Rumors - MMA News - UFC Fighters - UFC Event Recaps and Previews - MMAjunkie.com) previously reported, heavyweight Justin McCully has been approached about a fight with Lesnar and is expected to accept it. McCully
revealed the planned bout while a recent guest on HDNet’s “Inside MMA” show. It’ll now likely come in August.
The UFC hasn’t officially (or even unofficially) announced any fight dates for August, though.
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