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Brock Lesnar was recently featured on the front page of the Star Tribune out of Minneapolis, Minnesota in an interview which touched on his life with WWE. The article notes that Lesnar was paid $450,000 by the UFC for his fight with Randy Couture, and by the next day he was back on his 40-acre ranch in Alexandria, Minnesota where he farms corn. The article says he doesn’t own a computer and dislikes attention. Here are some highlights from the interview:

On deciding to sign with WWE: “Here I was wondering how I was going to buy myself a beer and a steak after the national tournament, reaching down and pulling out lint. It was pretty easy. Go with a sure thing. And the sure thing at the time was becoming a pro wrestler.”

On the WWE lifestyle: “You’re in a different city every night. You can be whoever you want to be. You can sit in your hotel room and rot to death or you can go out and … just use your imagination. And I didn’t use my imagination, I was living it. Really, I was a young man, 22 years old. Bank accounts overflowing and everything else.”

The article notes that Lesnar lives an extremely private life, and most locals know to leave him alone. The UFC champ reiterated this by saying “Our dream is just to go home and shut our gate.”

UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returns to the Octagon next month on Pay-Per-View at UFC 100 on July 11th. Lesnar will defend his gold against the man who defeated him in his first UFC fight, interim champion Frank Mir.

Lesnar spoke to the UK Sun this week and gave some insight into his thoughts about UFC’s heavyweight division as well as his surprising motivation for fighting.

Lesnar said, “I watch the other heavyweights and I don’t feel threatened by any of them. It doesn’t mean jack s*** to me. I just want to win fights and make as much money as I can.”

Despite his success thus far in the UFC, he’s doing what he can to make sure his priorities are in check. “It’s all part of the plan and it’s a dream come true. I’m not getting caught up in la-la land. I’m keeping everything in perspective and keeping it real. But even though I’ve got the belt, I can still become a better fighter. It poses a whole other threat now, with people gunning for you and not just me trying to climb the ladder.”

Lesnar once again emphasized that as much as he enjoys the thrill of competition, at the end of the day, it’s still just a way to earn a paycheck. “I’ve had plenty of jobs to put food on the table. I grew up on a farm in South Dakota so I’m no stranger to hard work. But you have to make money. If there wasn’t a prize or a guy couldn’t make a living out of this I highly doubt that anybody would fight. Put it this way, guys play golf for recreation. You don’t fight and get bloody noses and black eyes for fun. I’m a grown man and I have to make a living out of this.”

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, 30, pleaded accusable in his adventuresome active case. Jackson additionally pleaded accusable to one abomination calculation of active recklessly. Jackson will not be bedevilled until abutting year. Prior to sentencing, Jackson is appropriate to complete 200 hours of association service, appear mental-health analysis and pay restitution. The UFC brilliant could accept up to 6 months in bastille and acquittal at sentencing.

MMAScoops.com is advertisement that Matt Hamill vs. Mark Munoz has been added to UFC 96 card.

UFC 96 is appointed for 3/7 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Neil Grove vs. Justin McCully is targeted for UFC 95, which is slated for 2/21 in London.

MMAScoops.com is additionally advertisement that David Loiseau has been active by Zuffa and will be angry at Middleweight in the UFC. Loiseau challenged for The Middleweight Appellation adjoin Rich Franklin at UFC 58, and was cut afterwards a accident to Mike Swick at UFC 63. He will action Ed Herman in Montreal on 04/23.

World Extreme Cagefighting is accepted to advertise the accession of Flyweights (125 pounds) as anon as it’s accessible March show. No signings accept been appear yet.

It is abundantly believed that the champ of The accessible Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin bender will be a drillmaster on the accessible division of The Ultimate Fighter. Michael Bisping will drillmaster the added team. Division 9 will abide of a USA Vs. UK format.

UFC 2009: Undisputed, is attractive to be appear in either May or June of this year.

MMAScoops.com is advertisement that Bobby Lashley’s abutting MMA adversary will be Mike Hayes. The bender will booty abode on 2/6 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The accident is answer by Palace Angry Championship.

According to a abutting antecedent with the UFC, the May appearance is allegedly attractive bigger than 50/50 to affection the Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar Undisputed appellation Rematch.

MMAScoops.com letters that UFC admiral Dana White afresh declared that he had no absorption in signing Bobby Lashley. He’ll change his accent (he ALWAYS does) already Lashley gets a few fights/wins beneath his belt. Almost anybody expects Lashley to be in UFC at some point if he continues to boss in accessible fights. They’d acutely accept a mega-fight amid him and Lesnar already things pan out.

The UFC 93 PPV accident is this Saturday. It’ll be taped from Dublin, Ireland so spoilers will be out afore the show. Who wants to apprehend spoilers for a action anyways?!?! I apperceive I’ll be alienated them all day Saturday!