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Brock Lesnar vs. Justin McCully in Works for UFC 85
Posted by MMA Junkie on February 23, 2008 at 8:00 am ET
As expected Brock Lesnar (1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will likely return to the octagon at UFC 85, and the fight could come against Team Punishment’s Justin McCully (8-3-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
UFC 85 takes place June 7 at the O2 Arena in London, England.
McCully confirmed that he’s been approached about the heavyweight fight while a guest on Friday’s edition of “Inside MMA,” a weekly MMA news show that airs on HDNet.
McCully hasn’t made a decision about the fight and only confirmed that it’s in the works.
“We’ve been talking about fighting this big, huge guy who just crossed over from a wrestling promotion,” McCully said of Lesnar. “That’s in talks right now. I hope it comes through. I really like that fight.“
Lesnar, a former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and World Wrestling Entertainment performer, made his much-hyped UFC debut earlier this month at UFC 81. Although he’d batter his opponent for all but a few seconds of the televised fight, Lesnar ultimately suffered a first-round submission via kneebar to former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir.
McCully, a Tito Ortiz training partner who returned to competition in 2006 after a three-year layoff, was a late replacement to fight Antoni Hardonk at UFC Fight Night 9. Although he looked a little rusty in the April 2007 bouy, McCully earned a unanimous-decision victory. It was his fourth consecutive win.
McCully was then expected to fight Cheick Kongo in March but had to pull out of the bout with an elbow injury.
