Brock Lesnar is one of the scariest dudes on the planet and we're surprised that he hasn't destroyed America yet.
The guy is a genetic freak and has been that way throughout his entire career, finding success through numerous avenues such as pro wrestling, mixed martial arts and even American football.
Obviously, in that last case, the word success can be used quite loosely.
Nevertheless, nobody has had the grapefruits to do some of the things that Lesnar has done over the years and that includes returning to the octagon last year for UFC 200.
Very few people saw it coming especially when you consider his ties to the WWE, and even fewer people could've anticipated the series of events that followed the show.
2016 was a fascinating year as a whole for Brock, and a lot of that centred around what went down in Las Vegas that night.
Whilst we can only speculate as to what his mindset was going into the fight, we'd like to think that we've got a pretty good idea of where Lesnar's future lies when it comes to MMA. In short, he probably won't be coming back.
So with that being said, let's take a look at five reasons why Brock Lesnar shouldn't have fought at UFC 200.
#1 Nothing to prove
Upon leaving mixed martial arts back in late 2011, Brock's record wasn't too shabby in comparison to most.
Obviously, he'd suffered a few bad losses mainly due to his battle with diverticulitis, but his overall record of 5-3 was a positive one and there's an extremely large factor that swings things in favour of his tenure being a "thumbs up".
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Obviously, that factor is the fact he was the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Sure he lost it to Velasquez, but the fact that he was even able to accomplish that proves what a force he was.
Whilst Brock may have felt like he needed to prove something, that couldn't have been further from the truth as he'd already proven all of his doubters wrong who said he couldn't compete in the octagon.
Onto something that, in the end, led to his downfall.
#2 Pressure
We're titling this one as pressure because we really can't find any other reason for why he'd do this.
Brock Lesnar was flagged for a violation of USADA's drug policies following his victory over Mark Hunt at UFC 200, and it left a lot of people saying "I told you so". Nevertheless, it was such an avoidable problem as Brock likely could've competed at a high level without the use of performance enhancers, like he had done in the past.
We believe that it was the pressure of the situation that got to Lesnar, and that perhaps there were influences from his camp to boost the likelihood of a victory in Vegas. There was always going to be the risk of this happening, and a lot of pundits predicted that it would be the case long before the fight even took place.
Speaking of which, here's a point that ties into that quite well.
#3 Risking credibility
If Brock Lesnar would have lost to Mark Hunt, his credibility within the WWE likely would've been shattered.
For well over a year, he had been portrayed as an unstoppable monster after breaking The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania, and as a result, it was a huge gamble for him to step into the octagon against a man who had a known knockout ability.
We can only imagine Vince's face as he nervously watched the fight unfold because there was just so much on the line.
It wasn't worth the hassle, especially when you consider the fact that the overall quality of the fight wasn't even that great. Sorry to the people who enjoyed it, but come on - it's fair to say that it fell short of a lot of expectations.
Onto something that we likely wouldn't tell Brock to his face.
#4 Hypocritical
Obviously, we've got some nerve saying that a man of Brock's stature is a hypocrite. Then again, we're keyboard warriors so it doesn't really matter all that much.
Let's cast our minds back to March 2015 when the WWE Universe was uncertain as to whether or not Lesnar would re-sign with the company. In order to settle the matter, he went on SportsCenter to reveal his decision.
He stated that not only was he re-signing, but he was also closing the door on a UFC return and that his legacy inside the octagon "was over".
Fast forward around 15 months later, and he completely went back on his word in order to try and stroke his own ego one more time. It's a grand old shame too because we'd have enjoyed the idea that Brock was a man of his word.
To conclude, we'll focus on his current employers.
#5 WWE tenure
Brock Lesnar's entire persona in the WWE revolves around the idea that he's a beast. It makes sense given his appearance and undeniable quality inside of the squared circle, and as such we wouldn't expect much emotion from him at all times.
However, what we would like to see is a little bit of effort and that was certainly lacking in the months prior to his fight at UFC 200.
Lesnar likely started his training camp a couple months before the announcement was made that he'd be returning, and as such, it makes sense why Ambrose said that Brock was being lazy when it came to putting their WrestleMania 32 match together.
If you want another shot at being an MMA fighter then fine, but don't shortchange the fans who paid out of their pockets to watch you perform.
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