Lesnar, Brock

Lesnar was born and raised in Webster, South Dakota. The son of Stephanie and Richard Lesnarov, who owned and operated a dairy farm. The family has German roots. Brock has two older brothers named Troy and Chad, as well as a younger sister named Brandy. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the US National Guard Army , where he was transferred to office work after being diagnosed with color blindness , which made his desire to work with explosives dangerous. ^[3] He was dismissed from the army after a failed test for printing on a computer, after which he worked at a construction company.

Lesnar attended a school in Webster, where he played American football and participated in wrestling competitions, taking third place in his state. He then entered Bismarck College, where he won the NJCAA Heavyweight Championship in his second year. He moved to the University of Minnesota, where he received a wrestling scholarship. His roommate was future WWE colleague Shelton Benjamin , who also assisted him in training.

In 2000, Lesnar became the heavyweight champion of the first division of the NCAA . He ended his amateur career as a two-time NCAA All-American , with statistics of 106-5 in just four years of college.

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000-2002)

In 2000, after graduating from college, Lesnar signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation. He was sent to develop his skills at the training site at Ohio Valley Wrestling. Then Brock Lesnar, along with Shelton Benjamin, formed a team and won the OVW Team Championships.

WWE Champion and Dismissal (2002-2004)

On March 18, 2002, Brock Lesnar made his television debut on Raw, he made his way through the crowd and attacked Al Snow, Mayvan and Spike Dudley, Brock escorted by Paul Hayman. Then, during the draft, he was selected for the Raw brand. Soon, Brock began to feud with Jeff and Matt Hardy. At Backlash (2002), Brock defeated Jeff Hardy because Jeff was unable to continue the match. At Judgment Day (2002), Brock Lesnar and Paul Hayman defeated Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy.

In June 2002, Brock won the King ot the Ring tournament, thereby earning the opportunity to fight for the WWE Champion title. At SummerSlam (2002), Brock Lesnar defeated Rock and became the company's youngest champion. After that, Brock Lesnar, along with Paul Hayman, switched to the SmackDown brand !!, and the Raw heavyweight world title appeared on the Raw brand. After which Brock began a feud with the Undertaker and at Unforgiven (2002) their duel ended in a double disqualification. At No Mercy (2002), Brock defeated Undertaker in the Hell in a Cell duel. After which Brock wanted to fight against the Big Show , and in the Survivor Series (2002), Brock Lesnar fought against the Big Show, and the Big Show defeated Brock after a setup from Paul Hayman, making Lesnar a face. At Armageddon (2002), Brock intervened in a title fight in which he helped Angle defeat the Big Show.

At Battle Royale (2003), Brock came out at No. 29 and won the fight, eliminating the Undertaker. At WrestleMania XIX, Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Engle and became the new WWE Champion. At Backlash (2003), Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena and thereby defended his championship. On the next SmackDown !! Brock saved Ray Misterio from the Big Show. At Judgment Day (2003), Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show in a stretcher fight. After the return of Kurt Angle, the Brock and Angle feud continued and at Vengeance (2003), Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar and the Big Show, and became WWE Champion. After which Lesnar again became a hill. At SummerSlam (2003), Kurt Engle defeated Brock Lesnar in a rematch.

September 18th at SmackDown !! Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Engle in a 60-minute match and became WWE Champion again. After which, almost a year later, Lesnar again began to feed with the Undertaker, and at No Mercy (2003), Lesnar defeated the Undertaker. By the PPV Survivor Series (2003), Engle again began to eat with Lesnar, and on this PPV Angle Team defeated Brock's team. At the Royal Rumble (2004), Brock Lesnar defended his league title against Hardcore Holly. Later that evening, Brock intervened in the battle itself and distracted Goldberg, after which he was thrown out. At No Way Out (2004), Eddie Guerrero defeated Brock Lesnar and became the new WWE champion, after Goldberg's intervention. After all the events, Brock and Goldberg began to beg Vince McMan for a fight at WrestleMania XX. But Vince did not agree, but then scheduled this match, provided that Steve Austin will be a special referee. At WrestleMania XX, Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar, and after the fight, Steve Austin led both Stunner. After which Brock did not appear in WWE.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2005-2007)

On October 8, 2005, Brock Lesnar defeated Masahiro Teno and Kazuyuki Fujita and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar is one of the few American wrestlers to win this title. Brock won after the F-5 (the name Verdict was used in Japan, since the rights to the F-5 name belong to WWE) on Masahiro Tноnно. On January 4, 2006, Lesnar defended his title in a fight against Shinske Nakamura . On March 19th, Brock Lesnar defeated former Yokozuna Akebono in the sumo hall after striking him with a belt and then conducting a DDT. Lesnar continued to defend his championship and on May 3, 2006, Brock defeated Giant Bernard .

On July 15, 2006, New Japan Pro-Wrestling executives announced that Lesnar would not be able to perform in Japan due to visa problems and lost his title. On July 16th, a tournament was held to determine the new champion, which was won by Hiroshi Tanahashi, but Lesnar continued to own the physical belt of the IWGP heavyweight champion until the end of June 2007. About a year later, on June 29, 2007, Lesnar defended his IWGP heavyweight title against TNA world heavyweight champion Kurt Angle in a “champion versus champion” fight. Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) promoter Antonio Inoki said Lesnar was the “right” IWGP champion since he did not lose the title. Angle defeated Lesnar, forcing him to surrender after Angle Lock, and won the IWGP heavyweight champion title , which was officially recognized by IGF and TNA. This was Lesnar's last match as a wrestler until 2012, when he again signed a contract with WWE.

Return to WWE

Return and interruption of a streak (2012—2014)

On April 2, 2012, he returned to WWE on Monday Night Raw Super Show after WrestleMania XXVII during John Cena's promo and spent his last F-5 finisher. At the next Raw, General Manager John Laurinaitis announced Brock as the new face of the company and assigned him a duel against Sina on Extreme Rules by extreme rules. Brock's speech was interrupted by John Cena, who came out and gave Brock a slap in the face, Lesnar got angry and broke his blue lip. In the same issue, during an interview, Brock said that he was not a superstar, but a “butt-keeper”. In the end, after Sina’s victory over David Otunga , Lesnar attacked Sina from behind, striking him in the groin and again holding the F-5. On April 23, Raw signed a contract between Sina and Lesnar. Before John came out, Lesnar demanded that Laurinaitis change: he demanded that Laurinaitis coordinate his plans for Brock with him, and that the show was called Monday Night Raw Starring by Brock Lesnar. After Laurunaitis agreed, Brock signed a contract. Then Sina came out and very carefully began to read the conditions. Brock said that he feels John’s fear and likes it. After that, Sina quickly signed a contract and Lesnar left the ring. On Extreme Rules, he lost to John Cena in a very brutal duel.

April 30 at Raw SuperShow, Paul Levesque went out and had a conversation with the general manager of Raw and SmackDown! John Laurinaitis, where he announced that Brock’s contract was not valid, but at that time Brock attacked Triple H and broke his arm, using a technique called Kimura Lock. A week later, Paul Hayman announced that Brock Lesnar quit WWE. But Triple H wanted to take revenge on Brock and challenged him to a duel on SummerSlam , for a long time Paul Hayman refused on behalf of Brock, but on the 1000th Raw, the Player and his wife - Stephanie McMan brought Paul Hayman “to white hot” and he was on behalf of Lesnar, announced that the battle will take place at Summerslam. A week before this major summer event, Brock Lesnar broke his arm to the Player’s best friend, Sean Michaels . This battle took place in the Main Event on August 19, and Brock Lesnar emerged victorious after he once again broke the Player’s arm. After that, Brock left again indefinitely. Unexpectedly for everyone, Brock Lesnar returned during Monday Night Raw on January 28, 2013, and saved Paul Hayman from being fired, after which he spent the F-5 on Vince McMan. At the next Raw, Brock Lesnar again interceded for Paul Hayman on Miz TV, attacking the lead Miz and holding him the F-5. On the next issue of Raw, Brock again ran into the ring and dominated it, but at that moment, after a long pause, Triple H.H. returned and beat Lesnar to the blood, making it clear that the feud between them had not yet ended. On March 18, Raw H. signed on the Raw terms that Brock and Paul Heiman put forward, Triple H.'s career was at stake. At WrestleMania 29, he lost to the Player. After which on April 15 Brock interrupted the 3MB promo, he went out and beat all the members of the group, he spent 2 F-5 on the fence. Then Brock's spokesman Paul Hayman came out and announced that Lesnar wanted revenge at Extreme Rules 2013 and their fight would be in a “steel cage." At the next Raw, which took place in the UK, the Player entered the ring and announced that he was agreeing to a duel. On Monday Night Raw of May 6, it was shown how the day before Brock Lesnar, together with Paul Hayman, visited the WWE building, went into the Player’s office and defeated everything there. On Monday Night Raw on May 13, Brock led himself to the Triple H provocation, contrary to Paul Hayman's stops, and fought the Player, but was knocked out of his cage. As a result, in a match at Extreme Rules 2013 , despite a knee injury sustained during a throw to the cage, Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H, finally finishing it with his own weapon - namely, the hammer hidden by the Player at the top of the cage.

June 17 on Raw after the fight, See Punk and Alberto Del Rio entered the ring and held the Punk F-5, starting their feud. Then, as part of this feud, on July 15, also on Raw, after clarifying the relationship between Punk and Paul Hayman, he went out again and beat Punk, at the end of which he sent him the F-5 to the commentator's table. On July 22 at Raw, SM Punk talked to Paul Hayman via satellite live. During the dialogue, SM Punk challenged Brock Lesnar for the SummerSlam match . In the end, Paul Hayman accepted the challenge of SM Punk on behalf of his client - Brock Lesnar. On the August 5 issue of Raw, Brock attacked Punk after his match with Curtis Axel, resulting in injuries to Punk. Finally, at SummerSlam (2013) , after a long fierce fight, Brock Lesnar defeated SM Punk.

On December 30, Brock Lesnar returned to Raw and declared himself the first contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but he was interrupted by Mark Henry , after which they started a fight, at the entrance of which Brock spent the F-5 on Henry. On the next Raw, Lesnar broke Henry's arm, but after their clash the Big Show came out and attacked Lesnar. January 10th at SmackDown !! The Big Show challenged Brock Lesner to a duel, and Paul Hayman accepted the challenge on behalf of his client. At the PPV Battle Royale (2014), Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show.

On February 24, Brock Lesnar returned to Raw, his manager Paul Hayman announced that the company's management had provided Brock Lesnar with a contract in which he could enter the name of any opponent in WrestleMania XXX . Brock and Paul Hayman tried to refuse to participate in the main event of the year, but Undertaker appeared, signed a contract and then beat Lesnar. It was later announced that Undertrickmania XXX would host the Undertaker’s battle against Lesnar. On March 3, Raw Hayman read out a promo on Raw that his confrontation with Undertaker had become personal after 29 Undertaker defeated SM Punk at WrestleMania. Then Brock came out and said that it was he who would interrupt the strick. The Druids appeared on Raw on March 24th, and the coffin rolled out, Brock Lesnar, who opened it, did not see anyone there, but after a while the Undertaker appeared in it, after which the Undertaker attacked Lesnar. On Raw on March 31, Brock Lesnar attacked the Undertaker and held him an F-5. At Wrestlemania XXX, Brock Lesnar interrupts the Undertaker's win-win series.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion (2014–2015)

On Raw on July 21, Paul Hayman announced to everyone about some kind of “C” plan, which was the return to Brock Lesnar's company. Hayman also suggested that it was Brock Lesnar who should fight with John Sina for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship title at PPV SummerSlam, to which Triple H's Chief Operating Officer agreed. At PPV SummerSlam (2014), Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena and became the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. At the Main Event of August 19, COO Triple H announced that Lesnar would defend his title against Sina at PPV Night of Champions. At Night of Champions (2014), Sina defeated Lesnar after being disqualified by Seth Rollins, but Brock retained the title. At the PPV Hell in a Cell, John Cena defeated Randy Orton and became the No. 1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. At PPV TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, John Cena defeated Seth Rollins and retained No. 1 claimant status. On Raw December 15, Brock Lesnar made his comeback intervening in a match between Chris Jericho and Paul Hayman, later that evening Brock attacked John Cena during his match against Seth Rollins. On Raw on January 5th, as a reward for the leadership's return to power, Seth Rollins was added to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at the PPV Battle Royale. As a result of a long and difficult match at PPV, Royal Rumble defended the WWE heavyweight world title from John Cena and Seth Rollins. On Raw on January 27, Brock Lesnar met face-to-face with Roman Raines, the winner of the Royal Battle (2015). Lesnar stated that he did not respect Raines, unlike his manager Paul Hayman. On Raw on March 23, Roman Raines and Brock Lesnar finally met face to face, but there was no fight between them, Lesnar showed off with the title, but Roman took the title to himself. On March 25, information appeared on the official WWE website that Brock Lesnar extended the contract with WWE for 3 years. On March 29 at WrestleMania 31, Brock Lesnar met with Roman Raines in a fight for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship title. At the end of the match, Seth Rollins ran out and realized his Money in the Bank contract, and became the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. March 30 at Raw Brock Lesnar with his manager Paul Hayman said they wanted a rematch against Seth Rollins, but Stephanie McMahon said that this would not happen. Later that evening, Lesnar attacked commentators - Michael Cole, DBL, and performed an F-5 cameraman, after which Stephanie removed Brock from speaking.

On June 15, The Authority in the person of Triple H and Stephanie McMan announced that Brock Lesnar, the No. 1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, then returned to WWE. On SmackDown !! Seth Rollins read out a promo about the match against Brock Lesner. On Raw on June 22, Brock Lesnar and Paul Hayman apologized to the commentators and fans for what happened on Raw on March 30th. At the end of the WWE show, World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins tried to make peace with The Authority, but they left him, while Brock Lesnar tried to attack Seth, but all of Kane, Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury unexpectedly helped Rollins fight off "Beast". At Beast in the East, Brock Lesnar defeated Kofi Kingston and then beat the entire group of The New Day. On Battleground (2015), the duel between Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar ended without result, after the Undertaker's intervention.

Various Feids (2015-2017)

On Raw July 25, Paul Hayman read out a promo addressed to Undertaker, after which the latter entered the ring and nearly beat Hayman, but Brock ran out into the ring and attacked Undertaker, but they were separated. On Raw on August 7, Paul Hayman began to praise Lesnar, where the Undertaker appeared in the ring and attacked Lesnar. На SummerSlam (2015) Гробовщик сдался Броку Леснару после Kimura Lock, но судья этого не заметил. После этого Гробовщик зафиксировал на Леснаре болевой захват Hell's Gate, из-за которого Брок потерял сознание, и матч был остановлен. На шоу Night Of Champions анонсировали матч Леснара против Гробовщика на Hell In A Cell. На Raw от 5 октября Брок Леснар вместе с Полом Хейманом вызвали Гробовщика на матч на Hell in a Cell, заявив, что этот поединок станет последним в их фьюде. На Hell in a Cell (2015) Брок Леснар победил Гробовщика.

On Raw January 11, Stephanie McMan announced that Brock Lesnar would be participating in the Battle Royale. At the next Raw, Brock attacked Roman Raines, but after that he was attacked by the Wyatt Family. At the Royal Rumble (2016), Brock Lesnar came out at number 23 and threw Rowan, Harper and Strawman, but on the orders of Bray Wyatt, they returned to the ring and threw Lesnar. On Raw dated January 25, Stephanie McMan announced that the Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose and Roman Raines title match in WrestleMania 32 will be held on PPV Fastlane (2016). On Raw dated February 1, Dean Ambrose confronted Brock. On February 8, Raw signed a contract between Raines, Ambrose and Lesnar, after which a fight broke out between them. At PPV Fastlane (2016), Roman Raines was able to defeat Lesnar and Ambrose, holding the latter. Before the start of the next Raw, a video was shown where Brock attacked Dean in the parking lot at the entrance to the arena. After Ambrose returned to the ring and proposed holding a XXXII match in WrestleMania under the rules of No Holds Barred Street Fight, Paul Hayman accepted the challenge. In WrestleMania, XXXII Brock Lesnar defeated Dean Ambrose.

On SmackDown !! July 7th it was announced that Brock Lesnar would meet with Randy Orton at PPV SummerSlam (2016) . Raw on July 25th as a result of a Brock Lesnar set off for the Raw brand (while Randy Orton was selected on SmackDown). On Raw on August 1, Brock and Paul Hayman (who did re-sign the contract with WWE) read out a promo to Randy Orton. As a result of the segment, Orton unexpectedly appeared in the arena and led Lesnara RKO out of nowhere. On SmackDown! On August 2, during the fight between Fandango and Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar, despite numerous guards near the ring, appeared in the arena and spent F-5 to Orton. At Summerslam (2016), Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Orton, breaking his head with his elbow.

On October 3, Goldberg announced on ESPN that if he returned to WWE, then only for the fight against Brock Lesnar. On October 10, RAW Brock Lesnar and Paul Hayman challenged Goldberg to a match. Goldberg accepted the challenge at RAW on October 17th. The following week it was announced that their match would be held at the PPV Survivor Series. At the Survivor Series (2016), Goldberg was able to defeat Brock Lesnar in 1:26. At the next RAW, Goldberg announced that he would take part in the Royal Battle. At the RAW of November 28, Paul Hayman also announced that Lesnar would participate. Brock returned to RAW on January 16, attacking Samy Zane, Seth Rollins and Roman Raines. At the Royal Rumble (2017), Brock Lesnar came out at number 26 and was able to kick Enzo Amore, Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler, but Goldberg came out at number 28 and he immediately kicked Brock. At RAW on January 30, Brock Lesnar and Paul Hayman challenged Goldberg to a match at WrestleMania 33. At RAW on February 6, Goldberg accepted the challenge and also announced that at Fastlane (2017) he would fight for the title of WWE Universe Champion. At PPV, Goldberg was able to win the title against Kevin Owens. On RAW on March 20, after Goldberg was distracted by Paul Hayman, Brock held him an F-5. At the next RAW, Goldberg held a spear to Lesnar. At WrestleMania 33, Brock Lesnar was able to defeat Goldberg, thereby becoming the new WWE Universe Champion.

World Champion WWE (2017 — present)

At PPV Extreme Rules (2017), Samoa Joe defeated Roman Raines, Fin Balor, Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt in the match for the first claim. On the next RAW, Samoa Joe attacked Paul Hayman. On June 26, RAW Samoa Joe confronted Brock Lesnar. At PPV Great Balls of Fire, Brock Lesnar defeated Samoa Joe and retained his title. At the next RAW, Roman Raines said he wanted a match against Brock, but Samoa Joe and Brown Strawman also revealed their claims to the match. Soon RAW general manager Kurt Engle announced that Brock Lesnar would defend the title from Samoa Joe, Roman Raines and Brown Strawman on SummerSlam. At SummerSlam (2017), Brock Lesnar was able to maintain his title. On August 21 RAW, Brock Lesnar and Paul Hayman held a celebration, but Brown Strawman stepped in and attacked Brock Lesnar. Later that evening, it was announced that Lesnar and Strawman would meet in a No Mercy match. At No Mercy (2017), Brock Lesnar defended his title in a match against Brown Stowman. On SmackDown! Live on October 17, WWE Champion Ginder Mahal challenged Brock Lesnar in the Survivor Series in a Champion vs. Champion match. On RAW on October 23, Paul Hayman and Brock Lesnar accepted the challenge. However, November 7th at SmackDown! AJ Stiles was able to win the WWE Champion title, it was later announced that the Lesnar vs. Stiles match would now take place on the Survivor Series. At the Survivor Series (2017), Brock Lesnar was able to defeat AJ Styles.

At Wrestlmania 34, Lesnar fought with Roman Raines for the title of champion of the universe. During the match, Brock held his opponent's crown reception F5 6 times and eventually managed to keep Raines. At the Greatest Royal Rumble , “The Beast” with Roman Raines held another fight for the title, in which Lesnar again prevailed. At Summerslam 2018, the third duel between Roman Raines and Lesnar took place, in which Raines kept Brock by taking away his WWE title. Lesnar returned to the show “Hell in a Cell 2018”, breaking the door, he attacked Roman Raines and Brown Strawman in time of the match for the title of the WWE Universe, thereby the match ended without result. The next night on Raw, general manager Baron Corbin announced that Lesnar would fight Roman Raines and Brown Strawman in a triple threat match at the Crown Jewel show on November 2. On October 22, the match was replaced by a single match between Lesnar and Strouman for the vacant title after Raines was forced to make the title vacant due to illness. On the show "Crown Jewel" Lesnar defeated Strouman, thereby becoming a 2-time champion of the universe.

At the Survivor Series 2019 in a match, the champion of the universe versus WWE champion defeated Daniel Brian.

At Royal Rumble 2019, Finn Belor defeated the Universe Championship match.

At WrestleMania 35, in the match for the championship of the Universe, he lost the title to the winner of the Royal Battle of 2019 Seth Rollins.

At Money in the Bank 2019 he made an unexpected comeback and replaced Samy Zane in the case for the case, Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Orton, Ali, Andrade, Ricochet, Baron Corbin, Finn Belor and Drew McIntaer and for the first time in his career became Mr. Money in the Bank.

At WWE Super Show Down, he tried to sell his suitcase against Set Rollins, but he did not succeed.

At Extreme Rules 2019, after the match, he attacked Seth Rollins and, having hung up his suitcase, became the three-time champion of the WWE universe.

In March 2004, after a match at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar left WWE to start a career in the National Football League , despite not playing American football since high school. He completed the 36-meter race in 4 seconds, squeezed 215 from his chest, crouched 315 and pulled out 326 kilograms with a body weight of 122 kilograms. The volume of his biceps at that moment was 53, and the chest volume was 142 centimeters. On April 7, a minibus collided with a Lesnar motorcycle, as a result of which his jaw and left arm were broken , his pelvis was bruised and his groin was pulled. In the pre-season time, Brock was a member of the Minnesota Viking team, where he often contributed to the creation of quarrels between him and the players of rival teams. In one of the games, he had tension with the Kansas City Chiefs team after Lesnar firmly knocked out defender Damon Howard, which led to a noticeable reaction from the fans. Howard had to recover several games in a row. After the preseason game, Brock was not able to pass the late selection and he was expelled by the Vikings on August 30. He refused an invitation to play for the Minnesota Vikings in the US National Football League in Europe ( ) because he realized that American football was not suitable for him, and he also did not want to be far from his family.

The beginning of a career (2006-2007)

After the K-1 HERO's tournament held in Las Vegas in April 2006, Brock Lesnar appeared in the ring and announced his desire to become part of this organization. He trained at the Academy of Martial Arts of Minnesota under the direction of Greg Nelson and assistant coach of the University of Minnesota freestyle wrestling Marty Morgan. In August of that year, Brock signed an agreement with K-1 . His first official mixed martial arts fight was scheduled for June 2007 in the K-1 Dynamite !! USA v. South Korean Choi Hong Man . Ten days before the start of the fight denied Choi Hong Manu the right to fight due to a mild swelling of his mucous gland. Choi was replaced by another South Korean Kim Min Soo , who surrendered at the time of Lesnar's strikes in the 1st round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (2008—2011)

During UFC: 77, Brock Lesnar's agreement to conduct fights in the UFC was announced. Lesnar's debut in the UFC took place on February 2, 2008, during the next UFC event called UFC 81: BreakingPoint against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir . At the very beginning of the fight, Lesnar knocked over the World and took the dominant position and began to strike, on the 26th second of the first round the referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight and took one point from Lesnar for a forbidden blow to the back of the head, the fighters were raised and the fight continued, Lesnar again easily knocked over the World and began to strike, the World successfully defended itself and Lesnar stood up, thereby putting himself in a vulnerable position, which Mir immediately took advantage of having pain in his leg and forcing Lesnar to surrender in the first round. Brock was wearing 4XL-sized combat gloves, becoming the second-ever fighter to use that size after Hong Man Choi.

At Championship 82, it became known that former champion in heavyweight and Hall of Honor Mark Coleman will be Lesnar's next opponent in Championship 87. Coleman had to abandon the fight due to an injury he received in training, and he was replaced by Heath Herring . Brock won with a big difference by unanimous decision of the judges after finishing all three rounds.

In November 2008, Lesnar had a fight at that time with heavyweight champion and member of the Hall of Honor Randy Couture . Brock took the title by technical knockout in the second round. The contender for the belt was Frank Mir, who had already met with Brock, and last time he defeated him, but at the 100th anniversary championship, Lesnar successfully defended his title.

On July 3, 2010, Brock once again successfully defended the title by holding a painful reception against Shane Karvin , who had not before suffered a single defeat in the UFC and went into battle with a track record in the UFC 12-0 (wins and losses; Brock had only a list before the fight only 4-1).

On October 23, 2010, Brock came out against Kane Velazquez . Before the fight, Lesnar was a favorite, but Velazquez proved that he deserves respect. The battle began with the pressure of Lesnar, but soon Velazquez stopped him. True, after a few seconds, Brock transferred the fight to the ground. However, Kane quickly got out of the takedown and the fighters began to clinch. Kane made a jump, something from the “kung fu” area, and got out of the clinch, after which he threw Brock and began to beat him. He hit him for a minute until Brock stopped defending himself and the referee stopped the fight. Brock Lesnar lost the UFC title.

December 30, 2011 Brock Lesnar met with Alistair Overeem in the UFC 141 tournament and was defeated by technical knockout. The referee stopped the fight after Overim’s most powerful blows to the hull. In an interview after the fight, Lesnar announced his departure from MMA.

On March 25, 2015, Brock Lesnar admitted to ESPN that he had been seriously preparing for his return to MMA for several months, but several key factors made him focus on WWE. Lesnar also mentioned that now his legacy at the UFC is over.

Return to UFC (2016)

Although Lesnar said in March 2015 that he “closed the door to MMA,” on June 4, 2016, the UFC announced that he would return to the UFC 200. WWE confirmed that it provided Lesnar with a “one-time opportunity” to compete in the UFC 200 before he returned to company at SummerSlam. Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt by unanimous decision.

On July 15, Lesnar was notified of a possible anti-doping policy violation by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) related to an undisclosed banned substance in a sample collected on June 28. Hunt demanded that the UFC either pay him half the fee of Lesnar, or exempt from the contract. On July 19, the UFC announced that the second test showed a positive result on the same banned substance found in the previous sample ^[4] . On December 15, it was confirmed that Lesnar was fined by the Nevada Athletic Commission for $ 250,000 and suspended from competing for one year. He will be eligible to return in July 2017. As a result of the removal, the result of his fight with Mark Hunt was canceled. On February 14, 2017, it was reported that Lesnar notified the UFC that he had completed a career in MMA ^[5] .

Lesnar has a daughter, Mia Lynn, who was born in April 2002 from his former bride Nicole, whom he left, starting a relationship with Rena Mero . Brock and Rena got engaged in 2004 and broke up in 2005, but reunited again that same year and got married in May 2006. The couple has two sons, Turk (born June 3, 2009) and Duke (born July 21, 2010). Rena also has a daughter, Mayrah, born to her ex-husband Wayne Richardson.

Lesnar has been on the covers of many magazines, including the December 2008 issue of Flex and the February 2008 issue of Muscle & Fitness .

• Finishing tricks:
  • Kimura Lock ^[6] (2012 -present )
  • F-5 ^[6] (2002 - present )
  • Suplex City (2014 -present )
  • Brock Lock ^[6] (2003-2004)
• Crown tricks:
  • Early career
    • Tilt-A-Whirl Slam ^[6]
    • Spinebuster ^[6]
    • Horizontal Musclebuster ^[6]
    • Bear Hug ^[6]
    • Back Heel Trip ^[6]
    • Scoop Powerslam ^[6]
    • Corner Shoulder Tackle ^[6]
    • Canadian Rack ^[6]
    • Running Powerslam ^[6]
    • Fishermen Buster ^[6]
    • Backbreaker ^[6]
    • Different variations of Powerbomb
      • Double / triple
      • Standing
      • Spiral
    • Different variations of Suplex
      • Belly-to-back Suplex ^[6]
      • Fishermen Suplex ^[6]
      • German Suplex ^[6]
      • Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex ^[6]
      • Superplex ^[6]
    • Presently
      • Kitchen sink
      • Lariat
      • Different variations of Suplex
        • Overhead belly to belly
        • German
        • Snap
• Managers:
  • Paul Hayman
  • Vince McMan
• Nicknames:
  • "The Anomaly"
  • " The Beast "
  • "The Beast Incarnate"
  • " The Conquerer "
  • "The Next Big Thing"
  • "The King of Suplex"
  • "The Freak"
  • " The Mayor of Suplex City "
  • " The One in 23-1"
• Musical Themes:
  • Enforcer by Jim Johnston (April 8, 2002 - June 3, 2002)
  • “Next Big Thing” by Jim Johnston (June 10, 2002 - March 14, 2004; April 2, 2012 - August 20, 2012)
  • “Next Big Thing (Remix)” by Jim Johnston (January 28, 2013 — present )

Freestyle Wrestling

• 1997 Winner of the open tournament "Bison"
• 1998 NJCA Champion
• 1999 Champion Big Ten
• 2000 Listed No. 1 on the list of the Big Top Ten Heavyweights
• 2000 NCAA Champion

Mixed Martial Arts

• Ultimate fight championship

• 14th UFC Heavyweight Champion

Wrestling

• New japan pro wrestling

• IWGP Heavyweight Champion

• Ohio valley wrestling

• OVW Southern Team Champion (3 times) - with Shelton Benjamin

• Pro wrestling illustrated

• 2002 Most Progressive Wrestler of the Year
• 2002 Wrestler of the Year
• 2003 Food of the Year vs. Kurt Angle
• 2003 Match of the year against Kurt Angle ( Iron Man Match for WWE Champion title at SmackDown !! , September 16, 2003 )
• PWI puts it at No. 1 on the list of 500 best wrestlers of 2003 ^[7]
• 2014 Wrestler of the Year

• World wrestling entertainment

• Чемпион Вселенной WWE (3 раза)
• Чемпион WWE/Чемпион мира в тяжёлом весе WWE ( 4 раза ) ^[8]
• Победитель турнира Король ринга (2002)
• Победитель Королевской Битвы (2003)
• Победитель Money in the Bank матча (2019)
• «Слэмми» за шокирующий OMG-момент года (2014) — победа над Гробовщиком на WrestleMania XXX

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• 2002 Лучший финишер мира — F-5
• 2002 Самый прогрессирующий рестлер года
• 2003 Фьюд года против Курта Энгла
• 2003 Самый прогрессирующий рестлер года
• 2003 Лучший скандалист

• WWE 2K17

• Brock Lesnar's Official Deathclutch Website
• Online World of Wrestling profile
• Профиль Брока Леснара (англ.) на WWE .com
• UFC profile
• Брок Леснар, все новости о спортсмене на русском
• Biography
• Brock Lesnar stats