Brock Lesnar UFC Saturday plus WWE Connection

Former WWE star Brock Lesnar (1-1 in MMA career, 0-1 in UFC overall) will be competing in his second fight for the UFC this Saturday in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center against MMA heavyweight veteran Heath Herring (28-13 in MMA career, 2-2 in the UFC overall).

Lesnar made his UFC debut earlier this year on February 2 against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, losing in 1:30 during the first round after a submission. He was originally scheduled to fight UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman at this event, but Coleman was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury.

As we did with his debut back in February, WrestleView.com will be providing coverage of Lesnar's return to the UFC this Saturday at UFC 87 in Minneapolis. We will actually be providing exclusive coverage of sorts as I will be attending Friday afternoons weigh-ins for UFC 87 featuring Lesnar and also attending the UFC 87 Pay Per View event on Saturday night at the Target Center. Expect daily updates to be posted on Friday and Saturday on our newsboard.

Also featured on the card for UFC 87 is Georges St-Pierre defending the UFC Welterweight Title against Jon Fitch and Roger Huerta vs. Kenny Florian.

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WWE.com is currently featuring a large amount of advertising for Brock Lesnar's return to UFC this Saturday night in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center against Heath Herring. There is also a poll on the main page asking fans if Lesnar will win in his second fight with UFC tomorrow.

UFC struck a similar deal with WWE back in February to promote Lesnar's debut against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. A deal was also struck with TNA to show highlights of Lesnar training for his debut on Impact.

courtesy of wrestleview.com