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Brock Lesnar Reveals He Arm Wrestled Vince McMahon to Get His Approval to Fight at UFC 200, Talks Vince’s Reaction to UFC Fight, More

June 7, 2016

WWE star Brock Lesnar appeared on ESPN yesterday to announce his fight at UFC 200 and that his opponent at the July 9th event will be Mark Hunt.

During one appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter, Lesnar revealed that he actually arm wrestled Vince McMahon to get his approval to fight at UFC 200.

“I said, ‘Listen, old man, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. I said, ‘Do you wanna arm-wrestle for it?’ He was like, ‘Aw yeah, what the hell.’ So, I ended up beating him and here we are,” Lesnar said.

Lesnar added Vince had no hesitation granting him permission to fight at UFC 200, as Lesnar is billed as a legitimate athlete in WWE and getting back into the Octagon for UFC helps bring more legitimacy to the WWE brand.

Lesnar also talked his big payday for the UFC fight, and you can watch Lesnar’s full appearance on SportsCenter below.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.