Mark Hunt News

bjpenndotcom - December 23, 2016

Over the course of this week, reports have continued to surface that fan favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt will be fighting MMA veteran Alistair Overeem at UFC 209. Despite that, Hunt has continued to maintain that he will not be fighting until the UFC agrees to put a clause in his contract protecting him from fighting a fighter who ends up testing positive for PEDs. Hunt has maintained following his UFC 200 loss to Brock Lesnar, who failed two drug tests surrounding the fight, that he would not fight again until the UFC put a provision in contracts protecting fighters from those who fail drug tests.

Russell Ess - December 22, 2016

It looks like Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt is a done deal as the UFC has announced the bout on their UFC 209 website. The heavyweight bout is the first fight to be announced by the promotion for the UFC 209 event taking place on March 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tom Taylor - December 21, 2016

Yesterday afternoon, reports of a thrilling UFC 209 heavyweight rematch between recent title challenger Alistair Overeem and fan favorite knockout artist Mark Hunt began to swirl. The bout seemed to mark the end of Hunt’s long, anti-UFC tirade, which stemmed from the PED bust of his UFC 200 opponent Brock Lesnar, and the UFC’s apparent lack of concern about this bust. This matchup was announced by the UFC, and reported by many major MMA news outlets, including Hunt’s own website, where quotes from Hunt about the rematch were featured. Apparently, however, this fight is not a done deal just yet.

Chris Taylor - December 20, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Mark Hunt will return to the octagon this March when he squares off with former Strikeforce Heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 in Las Vegas. Mark Hunt was last seen in action at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

bjpenndotcom - November 3, 2016

Heavyweight MMA veteran Mark Hunt has remained adamant that following his UFC 200 loss to Brock Lesnar, who failed both a random out-of-competition drug test before the fight, as well as a fight night drug test, he will not step into the Octagon until the UFC remedies the situation. While Hunt initially requested 50% of Lesnar’s whopping purse for the event, before then changing gears and requesting 100% of Lesnar’s purse, he also revealed on this week’s episode of BJPenn.com Radio that he is prepared to take the UFC to court over the matter in order to get a provision put into future UFC contracts protecting fighters from fighting fighters who are on PEDs.

bjpenndotcom - November 3, 2016

Going into UFC 200 back in July, fan favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt was very open about the fact that he believed there was a possibility his opponent, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, could be going into the fight on PEDs. When the UFC announced that Lesnar and Hunt would be fighting at UFC 200 during the UFC 199 broadcast in June, it was also revealed that the UFC had granted Lesnar an exemption from the mandatory transitionary period in which an inactive fighter is tested by USADA for several months prior to becoming an active fighter. With just one month to go until fight night, Lesnar was only subject to one month of testing, rather than the 4 standard 4 months.

Tom Taylor - October 30, 2016

As the UFC’s 200th pay-per-view card, UFC 200 was always supposed to be stacked to the rim with talent. Unfortunately, the landmark card was ceaselessly battered by injuries, PED-busts and more, leaving the UFC scrambling to keep the its lineup in tact until it finally occured on July 9 of this year. One of the organization’s key efforts to assure UFC 200 was up to snuff in spite of the many blows its was dealt was their signing of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Lesnar, who won the title from Randy Couture in 2008 and surrendered it to Cain Velasquez in 2010, has spent the last few years competing as a pro wrestler for WWE. Despite being under contract with this organization, he was allowed to compete in a “one-off” return to the Octagon in UFC 200’s co-main event, where he took on Brick fisted Kiwi Mark Hunt.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

Fan-favorite fighter Mark Hunt has been quiet recently in regards to Brock Lesnar’s pair of failed drug tests surrounding their UFC 200 fight back in July. When the UFC announced at UFC 199 in June that Lesnar and Hunt would be fighting at UFC 200, it was also revealed that they had waived the mandatory 4-month period in which a fighter is eligible to be tested by USADA before becoming an active fighter and being cleared to fight. Lesnar’s exemption stretched over the course of the first 3 months, allowing him to only be tested starting one month before the fight, which was when it was announced that he would be fighting.

Chris Taylor - August 29, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Mark Hunt is not happy with his current employer the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the fighters on the promotions roster. After suffering a decision loss to former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in the co-main event of UFC 200, it was revealed to “The Super Samoan” and the MMA world that Lesnar had tested positive for an estrogen-blocking substance in both his pre-fight and post-fight tests.

bjpenndotcom - August 23, 2016

Following UFC 202 on Saturday night, the WWE held it’s ‘Summerslam’ event on Sunday evening. In the main event, Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE for the first time since his UFC 200 win over Mark Hunt in July. The win was an extremely controversial one given that Lesnar failed an out-of-competition drug test a month prior to the fight, and then failed his fight night drug test on July 9th. During Lesnar’s WWE walkout, a fan proudly held up a sign that said “Got juice” in reference to Lesnar’s failed drug test.

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

UFC heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt has continued to make headlines following his UFC 200 scrap with Brock Lesnar last month, where he lost a unanimous decision. Following the fight, it was revealed that Lesnar had failed both an out-of-competition pre-fight drug test, as well as a fight night drug test. That didn’t sit too well with Hunt, who put the UFC on blast for the situation.

Russell Ess - August 1, 2016

Could you imagine if you were working for USADA and you were given the task of giving UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt a drug test at this point? Apparently, it looks like USADA did just that and Hunt vented to everyone on Facebook.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Mark Hunt has been on a verbal tear since it was revealed that his UFC 200 opponent, Brock Lesnar, had failed a pre-fight drug test in June, and another on fight night. Hunt has repeatedly put Lesnar on blast for the offense, in addition to putting Lesnar on blast, Hunt has put the UFC on blast on several occasions, calling for them to give him 100% of Lesnar’s purse for the event.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

Since it was announced that Brock Lesnar failed a drug test prior to UFC 200, and another on the night of UFC 200, Mark Hunt has been extremely vocal about his frustration with the situation, as well as the UFC. Hunt, who has demanded 100% of Lesnar’s massive $2.5 million purse for the event, went on an expletive filled rant during an appearance on The MMA Hour. In the same interview, he questioned his future with the company, saying:

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

Mark Hunt went off on the UFC on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour.” Hunt grew furious when talking about Brock Lesnar testing positive for banned substances after their fight at UFC 200. Hunt has good reason to be upset with Lesnar being his third UFC opponent that has tested positive for banned substances.

Russell Ess - July 25, 2016

Mark Hunt is still livid about Brock Lesnar’s Anti-Doping Policy violation.

bjpenndotcom - July 19, 2016

Last week, it was announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar had failed an out-of-competition drug test prior to UFC 200. Immediately, Lesnar’s UFC 200 opponent, Mark Hunt, called for the UFC to give him 50% of Lesnar’s massive $2.5 million purse for the event, or for them to release him from his contract. Hunt then changed his demand, revealing that he wanted 100% of Lesnar’s purse.

Russell Ess - July 19, 2016

In the midst of all the buzz surrounding Brock Lesnar’s potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, Mark Hunt has been very vocal on the subject. Hunt, who lost a unanimous decision to Lesnar at UFC 200 has stated that he wants a certain amount of Lesnar’s fight purse, or wishes to be immediately released from the UFC.