It is expected that WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar may return to UFC following WrestleMania 31, but despite reports to the contrary, UFC president Dana White said he has had not talks with "The Beast" regarding a return to the Octagon.
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It was reported earlier this month that there was some dialogue between Lesnar and White and while White remains open to the former UFC Heavyweight Champion returning to the company, there have been no talks between the two.
According to MMAJunkie.com, White said that he had no conversations with Lesnar about a return. "The Beast" retired from the company in 2011 after dealing with diverticulitis. The site reports that there has been no progress in the talks between the two sides in the past few months.
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There have been reports that the WWE has been working with the idea that Lesnar will be leaving the company once WrestleMania 31 is over with in March.
Lesnar is one of the most expensive Superstars on the roster despite being signed to a limited-appearance deal that only makes him work a select number of dates.
The WWE started Lesnar's momentum last April at WrestleMania XXX by booking him to defeat The Undertaker and end his undefeated streak at the event.
Lesnar then used that to build to a WWE World Heavyweight Championship bout with John Cena at SummerSlam in August that saw him win the gold from the "Cenation" leader.
Cena then defeated Lesnar via DQ at Night of Champions in September after Seth Rollins interfered in what was Lesnar's last match to date.
Lesnar then sat out for three months as the WWE presented the Hell in a Cell event in October, Survivor Series special in November and TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view earlier this month.
Lesnar returned on a recent episode of RAW and is slated to be a huge part of WrestleMania season.
The former "Next Big Thing" is booked to battle Cena once more in what is billed as their "Final Battle" at the Royal Rumble on Jan. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
There are rumors that Lesnar will battle Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 31 on March 29 at Levi's Stadium in California and drop the belt to him.
Lesnar is then booked for the following night's edition of Monday Night RAW, but it's uncertain what will happen from there.
"The Beast" hasn't ruled out a return to the WWE by re-signing a new deal after the biggest event of 2015, but there have been persistent rumors linking him to UFC and he is said to be interested in getting back into the Octagon.
It seems as though the WWE, UFC and Bellator may be in a three-way bidding war for Lesnar after WrestleMania 31, but there have been no talks with White thus far.
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