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Dana White says UFC was "not very close at all" to re-signing Brock Lesnar
Apr 17, 2015 - 1:45:17 PM Dana White says UFC was "not very close at all" to re-signing Brock Lesnar

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Though Brock Lesnar said it was a hard decision for him to re-sign with the WWE rather than make another run in the UFC, Dana White says the organization wasn't ever really close to signing him back.

In an interview with 106.7 The Fan, White said it seemed clear to them where Lesnar really wanted to be.

"Not very close at all," White said about re-signing Lesnar (transcribed by FoxSports.com. "We'd known that Brock was probably going to take a pass and go back to wrestling, which was the right move.

"You know, Brock came in here, he did incredible things and he got a great deal from Vince [McMahon]. He's 38 years old, man. It makes all the sense in the world."

Penick's Analysis: That's not surprising considering Lesnar couldn't have had actual contractual discussions with them until his WWE deal had expired. Lesnar made his decision before that came to pass, so while he may have talked to them, or expressed some preliminary interest in moving back to MMA, he made up his mind before any substantial discussion could be had.

[Brock Lesnar art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]