Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar ( July 12 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist , amateur wrestler and professional American football player signed with the WWE currently performing on the Raw brand as the current WWE Universal Champion in his first reign . After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota , Lesnar signed with WWE ( then the World Wrestling Federation ) in 2000 . He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , where he was a three - time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin . After debuting on WWE ' s main roster in 2002 , he won the WWE Championship on three separate occasions with victories over The Rock and Kurt Angle ( twice ) . Lesnar won the then WWE Undisputed Championship five months after his main roster debut at the age of 25 , becoming the youngest champion in the title ' s history . He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner , making him the youngest King of the Ring and Royal Rumble winner as well . Following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX , Lesnar left the WWE and pursued a career in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was named a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings , but was cut prior to the start of the 2004 – 2005 season . In 2005 , Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) , where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match . After a contractual dispute with NJPW , he also wrestled as IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation ( IGF ) . In 2006 , Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts ( MMA ) , as he signed with Hero ' s and won his first fight , against Min - Soo Kim , in June 2007 . He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) the following October . Lesnar lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir and then won his second fight against Heath Herring . In November 2008 , Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion . Shortly after a successful title defense in a rematch with Mir , Lesnar was sidelined due to diverticulitis . He would return at " UFC 116 " to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships , becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion . Lesnar then lost the championship to Cain Velasquez at " UFC 121 " . In 2011 , he was once again sidelined due to diverticulitis and underwent surgery . Lesnar returned at " UFC 141 " in December , losing to Alistair Overeem and promptly retiring from MMA . Lesnar was a box office sensation in UFC , as he took part in a few of the best selling pay - per - view s events in UFC history , including " UFC 100 " and " UFC 116 " . In April 2012 , Lesnar once again returned to professional wrestling , rejoining WWE after an eight - year hiatus . Two years later , at WrestleMania XXX , Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at WrestleMania . He achieved world champion status twice since his return , having won the then WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2014 and the WWE Universal Championship in 2017 . Lesnar has been managed by Paul Heyman throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career . In June 2016 , at UFC 199 , the UFC announced that Lesnar would return to MMA to fight at UFC 200 . His opponent was later revealed to be Mark Hunt . Lesnar would defeat Hunt via unanimous decision . However , after Lesnar tested positive for clomiphene , a banned substance on the UFC ' s anti - doping policy , he was suspended from competing in the UFC by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for one year , fined $ 250 , 000 and his victory over Hunt was overturned to a no - contest . Lesnar then retired from MMA for a second time in 2017 . Lesnar is a five - time world champion in WWE , a one - time UFC Heavyweight Champion and a one - time NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion . He has headlined numerous pay - per - view events for both the WWE and UFC , including WrestleMania XIX , WrestleMania 31 , " UFC 100 " and " UFC 116 " . In 2015 , an " ESPN . com " article referred to Lesnar as " the most accomplished athlete in professional wrestling history " . Early life . Brock Lesnar was born in Webster , South Dakota . He attended Webster High School in Webster , where he had a wrestling record of 33 - 0 - 0 in his senior year . Lesnar admits he graduated last of 54 students in his class . Lesnar later attended the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship for his junior and senior years of college ; his roommate was fellow professional wrestler Shelton Benjamin who also served as Lesnar ' s assistant coach . Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA wrestling championship as a heavyweight after placing second in 1999 . Prior to joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers , Lesnar also wrestled at Bismarck State College in Bismarck , North Dakota . Lesnar finished his amateur career as a two - time NJCAA All - American , 1998 NJCAA Heavyweight Champion , two - time NCAA All - American , two - time Big Ten Conference Champion , and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion with a record of 106 – 5 overall in four years of college . Professional wrestling career . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment ( 2002 – 2004 ) . Training and debut ( 2000 – 2002 ) . In 2000 , after leaving college , Lesnar signed up with the World Wrestling Federation . He was sent to its developmental territory , Ohio Valley Wrestling . There , he formed a tag team known as " The Minnesota Stretching Crew " with his former college roommate , Shelton Benjamin . Lesnar and Benjamin won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions . He wrestled several dark match es in 2001 and 2002 before being called up to the main roster . Lesnar debuted on WWF television on the March 18 , 2002 episode of " Raw " , the night after WrestleMania X8 , coming through the crowd and attacking Al Snow , Maven , and Spike Dudley during the course of a match . He was accompanied by Paul Heyman , who was seen giving instructions to Lesnar . When the brand extension was introduced in the WWF , Lesnar was drafted to the Raw brand . Later , Heyman was confirmed to be Lesnar ' s agent and gave Lesnar the nickname " The Next Big Thing " . Brock ' s first feud was with the Hardy Boyz . Lesnar and Jeff Hardy squared off at Backlash in Lesnar ' s first official televised match . He won the match by knockout . The next night on " Raw " Lesnar faced off against Matt Hardy , defeating him in the same fashion . At Judgment Day , Lesnar once again gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner , Heyman , in to make the pin . Main event status ( 2002 – 2003 ) . In June 2002 , Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament , defeating Rob Van Dam in the final round . This victory earned him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam . On July 22 , Lesnar joined the SmackDown ! brand . After a quick feud with Hollywood Hulk Hogan in August 2002 , Lesnar began feuding with the Undisputed Champion The Rock . At the main event of SummerSlam , Lesnar defeated The Rock to become the WWE Undisputed Champion . With his victory at age 25 , Lesnar became the youngest WWE Champion in history ( a record that was previously held by The Rock and stands to date ) . With the WWE Undisputed Championship being defended on both brands , Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff expected Lesnar to be able to return to " Raw " the following night . However , SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced that Lesnar ' s contract only required him to defend the title on " SmackDown ! " , forcing Bischoff to establish a new world championship for his brand . With the new World Heavyweight Championship on the Raw brand , the now disputed WWE Undisputed Championship simply became known as the WWE Championship . Lesnar ' s rapid rise to the top of WWE in 2002 led to a feud with The Undertaker , which involved a match at Unforgiven . It ended in a double disqualification leading to Lesnar retaining the title . The next month , at No Mercy , he faced The Undertaker again , this time in a Hell in a Cell match . Leading up to the match , Lesnar broke the Undertaker ' s hand with a propane tank . Despite Heyman begging McMahon not to let The Undertaker use his cast as a weapon , the request was denied and the match went on as planned . In a match that saw both wrestlers and even Heyman covered in blood , it ended when Lesnar reversed an attempted Tombstone piledriver into his finishing F - 5 maneuver for the win . Six days after his Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker , Lesnar successfully retained his WWE title in a Handicap match with Heyman at the Rebellion pay - per - view against Edge . Lesnar ' s next opponent was The Big Show . Heyman was convinced more than anyone that Lesnar could not win , trying to talk him out of defending the title . Lesnar refused and lost the championship in Madison Square Garden at the Survivor Series pay - per - view to Big Show , Lesnar ' s first pinfall loss in WWE . When the champion tried to pin the 500 - pounder following an F - 5 , he was betrayed by Heyman who pulled the referee out of the ring allowing Big Show to capitalize and win the title . As a result , Lesnar became a fan favorite . Following Survivor Series , Heyman made it clear that Lesnar would not get a rematch , even going so far as to sneak a special clause in his contract . At the Royal Rumble event in January 2003 , Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a qualification match . Lesnar later entered the Rumble as the No . 29 entrant where he eventually won by eliminating The Undertaker . After winning the Royal Rumble match , Lesnar spent the next two months in a scripted feud with WWE champion Kurt Angle , who Lesnar had helped win the title and who was represented by Paul Heyman . Angle had Heyman , and Team Angle ( Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas ) behind him , but Lesnar overcame these opponents . Lesnar regained the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX . Toward the end of the match , he botched a shooting star press ; despite having landed the move successfully several times in OVW , in this match he overestimated the distance he was capable of jumping for the move and under - rotated , slamming his head into Angle ' s side and ribcage . This stunned Lesnar and forced Angle to improvise the finish of the match . Lesnar suffered a severe concussion from the botched move . Following WrestleMania , John Cena began targeting Lesnar for almost ending his career ( by using the F - 5 to propel his leg into a ring post ) after a previous match between the two . This led to Cena receiving a title match at Backlash in which Lesnar successfully retained the title . Earlier at the Backlash pay - per - view , Big Show had injured Rey Mysterio badly , resulting in Mysterio being carried out on a stretcher . This injury led to Lesnar renewing his feud with Big Show , which led to a Stretcher match at Judgment Day for the title . Lesnar successfully retained his title with help from Rey Mysterio and a forklift . During the scripted rivalry , on " SmackDown ! " , Lesnar lifted Big Show over in a Superplex , which caused the ring to collapse on impact . At Vengeance , Lesnar lost his title to Kurt Angle in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match that involved Big Show . Prior to SummerSlam , Lesnar became a villain by betraying Kurt Angle , leading to a rematch at the event . Lesnar lost to Angle when Angle made Lesnar tap out to the ankle lock . A second rematch between Lesnar and Angle , an Iron Man match , was later held on an episode of " SmackDown ! " . Lesnar defeated Angle in a match that was said as one of the best in " SmackDown ! " history . Angle slapped on the ankle lock with a few seconds remaining but Lesnar did not tap . Lesnar won with five falls to Angle ' s four , making him a three - time WWE Champion . Lesnar ' s first challenger for his newly won title was The Undertaker . Lesnar had previously cost Undertaker the title in a match against then - champion Kurt Angle , which granted him a shot at Lesnar ' s title . At No Mercy , Lesnar defeated Undertaker in a Biker Chain match . Lesnar realigned himself with Paul Heyman after Heyman became General Manager of " SmackDown ! " and formed Team Lesnar with Big Show , Matt Morgan , A - Train , and Nathan Jones for a 10 - man Survivor Series match at Survivor Series . In the climax of the match , Chris Benoit became the second person to make Lesnar tap out . Lesnar faced Benoit in a singles bout two weeks later for the WWE Championship on " SmackDown ! " , where Lesnar won after Benoit passed out to Lesnar ' s debuting Brock Lock submission hold . Feuding with Goldberg and departure ( 2003 – 2004 ) . The Survivor Series event marked the first time Lesnar met Goldberg from the Raw brand , a man to whom Lesnar had been compared due to their similar physiques and undefeated streaks in wrestling . Lesnar claimed in a backstage interview that he could beat anybody in the world , leading to Goldberg interrupting the interview and introducing himself to Lesnar , shaking hands with him before leaving with a staredown . Lesnar followed this rivalry with a feud involving Hardcore Holly . In the storyline , Holly wanted revenge on Lesnar for legitimately injuring his neck during a previous match between the two in 2002 which left Holly in need of neck surgery and out of action for a year . At the Royal Rumble in 2004 , Lesnar defeated Holly to retain the WWE Championship . Later in the Royal Rumble match , Lesnar attacked Goldberg and delivered an F - 5 , enabling Kurt Angle to eliminate him . In February , Lesnar faced Eddie Guerrero for the title at No Way Out . During the match , Goldberg interfered in the match , allowing Guerrero to capitalize and pin Lesnar after a frog splash to win the WWE Championship . The match set up an interbrand match for WrestleMania XX between Lesnar and Goldberg . During the feud with Goldberg , Lesnar was at odds with Stone Cold Steve Austin , who was shown suggesting to Goldberg that he attack Lesnar at No Way Out . When Lesnar attacked Austin on " Raw " and stole his four - wheeler , Austin was inserted as the special guest referee for the Wrestlemania match . Behind the scenes , it was widely known that the match would be Goldberg ' s last in WWE . Only a week before Wrestlemania , however , rumors surfaced that Lesnar , too , was leaving in order to pursue a career in the National Football League . As a result , Lesnar ' s match with Goldberg became a fiasco as the fans at Madison Square Garden jeered and heckled both wrestlers vociferously . Goldberg gained victory after delivering a spear to Lesnar and both men subsequently received Stone Cold Stunner s from Austin . New Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2005 – 2006 ) . On October 8 , 2005 , Lesnar won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in a three - way match at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in the Tokyo Dome , which included the then - champion Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono . He won the match by pinning Masahiro Chono after an F - 5 , which he had renamed the Verdict , since WWE owns the trademark on the F - 5 name . After the match , he stated that this name was referring to his lawsuit against WWE . The match was his first pro wrestling match since leaving WWE . Lesnar is one of the few American wrestlers to have held this title . On December 6 , WWE filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Lesnar from continuing to work with NJPW , but the court did not grant it , and thus Lesnar had two non - title victories against Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata . Lesnar successfully defended his championship on January 4 , 2006 , against former champion Shinsuke Nakamura . On January 13 , WWE once again filed an injunction against Lesnar to stop him from defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on March 19 . Evidently this was not enforced ( nor granted ) , as he went on to have a tag team match with Shinsuke Nakamura against Akebono and Riki Chōshū at the Sumo Hall on February 19 , which was won after a Verdict to Chōshū . On March 19 , at the Sumo Hall , Lesnar retained his championship against former Sumo Wrestling Grand Champion Akebono when Lesnar hit him with the championship belt and a DDT . Lesnar went on to successfully defend his title against the winner of the New Japan Cup , Giant Bernard , on May 3 , 2006 , in Fukuoka . This was the first American vs . American title match in NJPW since Vader vs . Stan Hansen in 1990 . On July 15 , 2006 , New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Brock Lesnar had been stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as he would no longer be returning to defend the title due to " visa issues . " A tournament was held on July 16 to determine the new champion , which was won by Hiroshi Tanahashi , the man Lesnar was originally scheduled to face . Lesnar continued to possess the physical IWGP Championship belt until late June 2007 . Approximately one year later , on June 29 , 2007 , Lesnar defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship ( IGF promoter Antonio Inoki had stated he still viewed Lesnar as the " proper " IWGP Champion , as he was never defeated for the title ) against TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a champion versus champion match . Angle defeated Lesnar with the Ankle lock to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as recognized by IGF and TNA . and challenged him to an MMA fight . This was Lesnar ' s last match as a professional wrestler until 2012 . Lawsuit . Lesnar had previously signed a no - compete clause in order to be released from his contract with WWE , which prohibited him from working for any other sports entertainment or mixed martial arts companies before June 2010 . Lesnar had anticipated leaving wrestling entirely , but his inability to secure a career in professional football led to him challenging this ruling in court . WWE responded by demanding damages as a result of Lesnar allegedly breaching the agreement by appearing at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in 2004 . In July 2005 , the two sides dropped their claims and entered negotiations to renew their relationship . WWE had offered Lesnar a contract , but on August 2 , 2005 , WWE ' s official website reported that Lesnar had withdrawn from any involvement with the company . The lawsuit was then entered into settlement on September 21 , but talks broke down . On January 14 , 2006 , Judge Christopher Droney stated that unless WWE gave him a good argument between then and January 25 , he would rule in favor of Brock Lesnar , giving him a summary judgment . This would have enabled Lesnar to work anywhere he wanted immediately . WWE was later granted a deadline postponement . On April 24 , World Wrestling Entertainment announced on their official website , WWE . com , that both parties had mutually come to a settlement and on June 12 , a federal judge dismissed Lesnar ' s lawsuit against WWE after both parties requested for the case to be dismissed . Return to WWE . Ending the Streak ( 2012 – 2014 ) . Lesnar returned to WWE on April 2 , 2012 on " Raw " , as a villain , by confronting and delivering an " F - 5 " to John Cena . The following week on " Raw " , General Manager John Laurinaitis revealed that he signed Lesnar to bring " legitimacy " back to the WWE and become the " new face of the WWE " . Laurinaitis also announced that Lesnar would face Cena at Extreme Rules with the Extreme Rules stipulation later added to the match . At Extreme Rules on April 29 , Lesnar lost to Cena despite dominating the match . The following night on " Raw " , WWE ' s Chief Operating Officer Triple H refused to give in to Lesnar ' s unreasonable contract demands ( which included being given his own personal jet and having " Raw " renamed to " Monday Night Raw Starring Brock Lesnar " ) , resulting in Lesnar attacking him and breaking his arm with a kimura lock in storyline . The next week on " Raw " , Paul Heyman made his return as Lesnar ' s legal representative and claimed that Lesnar was quitting WWE . He later announced a lawsuit against WWE for breach of contract . At No Way Out in June , Triple H challenged Lesnar ( who was not present ) to a match at SummerSlam , which Lesnar refused . Stephanie McMahon would later goad Heyman into accepting the match on Lesnar ' s behalf on July 23 at " Raw 1000 " . At SummerSlam on August 19 , Lesnar defeated Triple H by submission after once again breaking his arm in storyline . The following night on " Raw " , Lesnar declared himself the new " King of Kings " and said that he would depart from WWE after his victory over Triple H , stating that he had conquered everything in the company . Lesnar returned on the January 28 , 2013 episode of " Raw " , confronting Mr . McMahon who was about to fire Heyman , and despite Heyman ' s pleas , Lesnar attacked McMahon with an " F - 5 " , breaking McMahon ' s pelvis in storyline . The following week during The Miz ' s " Miz TV " talk show , " Raw " Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero revealed herself as the one who signed Lesnar to a new contract to impress McMahon . On the February 25 episode of " Raw " , Lesnar once again attempted to attack McMahon , only to get into a brawl with the returning Triple H , which resulted in Lesnar legitimately having his head split open and requiring eighteen stitches . The following week on " Raw " , Triple H issued a challenge to Lesnar , requesting a rematch with him at WrestleMania 29 , which Lesnar accepted but only after Triple signed a contract and Lesnar named the stipulation . After Triple H signed the contract and assaulted Heyman , the stipulation was revealed as No Holds Barred with Triple H ' s career on the line . At WrestleMania 29 on April 7 , Lesnar lost to Triple H after a " Pedigree " onto the steel steps . On the April 15 episode of " Raw " , Lesnar attacked 3MB ( Heath Slater , Drew McIntyre , and Jinder Mahal ) before Heyman challenged Triple H to face Lesnar in a steel cage match at Extreme Rules , which Triple H accepted the following week . At Extreme Rules on May 19 , after interference from Heyman , Lesnar defeated Triple H to ended their feud . Lesnar returned on the June 17 episode of " Raw " , attacking Heyman ' s fellow client CM Punk with an " F - 5 " . Despite the accusations from Punk , Heyman claimed that he was not behind Lesnar ' s attack on him . However , Heyman turned on Punk in July , and claimed that Punk could not beat Lesnar , which led to Lesnar making his return and attacking Punk on the July 15 episode of " Raw " . The following week on " Raw " , Punk challenged Lesnar to a match at SummerSlam on August 18 , where Lesnar defeated Punk in a no disqualification match . On the December 30 episode of " Raw " , Lesnar returned with Heyman to announce his intentions to challenge the winner of the upcoming WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Randy Orton and John Cena at the Royal Rumble . Lesnar then dared any wrestler who disapproved of that notion to challenge him , which was answered by Mark Henry , and a brawl would ensue , ending with Lesnar delivering an " F - 5 " to Henry . The following week on " Raw " , Henry challenged Lesnar again , only to have Lesnar dislocate his elbow with the Kimura lock in storyline , which led Big Show to come out afterwards to confront Lesnar , thus starting a feud which was settled at the Royal Rumble on January 26 , 2014 , where Lesnar defeated Show after attacking him with a steel chair before the match began . On the February 24 episode of " Raw " , after Heyman stated that Lesnar had requested a match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXX , instead receiving an open contract to face anyone else of his choosing , The Undertaker then returned and attacked Lesnar with a chokeslam through a table , setting up their match at WrestleMania XXX . On April 6 , Lesnar defeated Undertaker after executing three " F - 5 " s , ending his undefeated WrestleMania streak at 21 , a feat that was described by " Sports Illustrated " as being " the most shocking result since the Montreal Screwjob " . WWE World Heavyweight Champion ( 2014 – 2016 ) . On the July 21 episode of " Raw " , Triple H announced that Lesnar would face John Cena at SummerSlam for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship . At SummerSlam on August 17 , Lesnar defeated Cena to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and during the match he delivered sixteen suplexes ( most of which were German suplexes ) and two " F - 5 " s to Cena , who barely managed any offense . On the August 19 episode of " Main Event " , Triple H announced that Cena was invoking his championship rematch clause against Lesnar at Night of Champions on September 21 , where Lesnar was disqualified due to Seth Rollins interfering , but retained his championship , which could not be lost via disqualification . Later in the year , after Rollins reunited with The Authority , he was added to Lesnar and Cena ' s championship match at the Royal Rumble on January 25 , 2015 , making it a triple threat match , which Lesnar won despite suffering a storyline broken rib during the match . Lesnar ' s next challenger was Roman Reigns , who won the Royal Rumble match to earn the right to face Lesnar for the title at WrestleMania 31 on March 29 . During his main event match against Reigns , Lesnar delivered multiple suplexes and was heard exclaiming , " Suplex City , bitch ! " and thereafter " Suplex City " became one of his signature catchphrases and merchandise motifs . After Lesnar and Reigns traded a few false finishes , Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract while the match was in progress , thus making it a triple threat ; Rollins then pinned Reigns to win the title . The following night on " Raw " , Lesnar tried to invoke his rematch clause and subsequently attacked commentators Booker T , John " Bradshaw " Layfield and Michael Cole , as well as a cameraman after Rollins refused the rematch , which led to Stephanie McMahon suspending Lesnar indefinitely in storyline . Lesnar returned on the June 15 episode of " Raw " , being chosen by The Authority as the number one contender to Rollins ' WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Battleground . On July 4 , Lesnar made his first non - televised wrestling appearance for WWE since his 2012 return , defeating Kofi Kingston at The Beast in the East live event in Tokyo in a quick winning effort ; he also delivered " F - 5 " s to Kingston ' s New Day stablemates Big E and Xavier Woods after the match . At Battleground on July 19 , Lesnar dominated Rollins , delivering thirteen suplex es , but mid - pinfall , after performing an " F - 5 " , he was attacked by The Undertaker ( who incapacitated Lesnar with a chokeslam and two " Tombstone Piledrivers ) , " thus endind the match with Lesnar winning by disqualification and Rollins retaining the championship . The following night on " Raw " , Undertaker explained that he had attacked Lesnar not for ending his WrestleMania streak , but rather for Lesnar allowing Heyman to constantly taunt Undertaker about it , which led to the two brawling throughout the arena and a WrestleMania rematch being scheduled for SummerSlam on August 18 , where Undertaker would controversially defeat Lesnar ; during the match , Undertaker submitted to a Kimura lock by Lesnar and the timekeeper rang the bell but the referee did not see the submission and demanded that the match continue , which saw Undertaker then attack Lesnar with a low blow and Lesnar passed out to " Hell ' s Gate " . The following night on " Raw " , Lesnar and Heyman challenged Undertaker to an immediate rematch , only to be confronted by Bo Dallas ( who mocked Lesnar about his defeat ) , whom Lesnar then responded by delivering three German suplexes and an " F - 5 " to Dallas . During Night of Champions on September 20 , it was announced that Lesnar would face The Undertaker at Hell in a Cell on October25 , where Lesnar defeated The Undertaker after a low blow and " F - 5 " onto the exposed ring floor , ending their feud . The match was later voted " Match of the Year " during the 2015 Slammy Awards . On the January 11 , 2016 episode of " Raw " , Lesnar returned , attacking The New Day , The League of Nations ( Sheamus , King Barrett , Rusev and Alberto Del Rio ) and Kevin Owens , before giving an " F - 5 " to Roman Reigns . The following week on " Raw " , Lesnar would brawl with Reigns until they were both attacked by The Wyatt Family . At the Royal Rumble on January 24 , Lesnar was the 23rd entrant , eliminating four competitors before being eliminated by Bray Wyatt with help from the rest of The Wyatt Family . On the January 25 episode of " Raw " , Stephanie McMahon announced that the main event of Fastlane would be a triple threat match between Lesnar , Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to determine who would face Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 32 . In the following weeks , Lesnar would be continuously provoked by Ambrose , with Reigns saving him from the subsequent attacks by Lesnar . At Fastlane on February 21 , Lesnar dominated most of the match before he was put through two broadcast tables by Ambrose and Reigns ; he would ultimately lose the match after Reigns pinned Ambrose . Because of this , Lesnar attacked Ambrose in the parking lot as he was arriving at the arena . Ambrose would then return later in the night , having hijacked an ambulance , and he challenged Lesnar to a No Holds Barred Street Fight match at WrestleMania 32 on April 3 , where Lesnar defeated Ambrose after an " F - 5 " onto a pile of chairs . On the July 7 episode of " SmackDown " , it was announced that Lesnar would be facing Randy Orton at SummerSlam , who himself had just returned to WWE from injury . Two days later on July 9 , WWE allowed Lesnar to have a one - off fight for " UFC 200 " . Lesnar failed two of his drug tests for this fight , but he was not suspended by WWE because he is not a full - time performer . On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft , Lesnar was the No . 5 draft pick for the Raw brand . Reports claimed that he would have been No . 1 had he not failed his UFC drug tests . Orton was drafted to SmackDown , thus making their match an interbrand match , while WWE billed their face - off as a match fifteen years in the making . Along with Heyman , Lesnar made his return to " Raw " on August 1 ( his first appearance on WWE programming since WrestleMania 32 ) , but during his segment Orton appeared and delivered an " RKO " to Lesnar . Lesnar then attacked Orton during his match the following night on " SmackDown Live " , delivering an " F - 5 " to Orton . At SummerSlam on August 21 , Lesnar defeated Orton by technical knockout after a series of elbows , leaving Orton with a forehead wound which required ten staples . Much to Shane McMahon ' s dismay , Lesnar would later deliver an " F - 5 " to Shane himself . The end made many people believe Lesnar had gone off script due to the severity of Orton ' s head wound . Lesnar was later storyline fined $ 500 for delivering an " F - 5 " to SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and his assault on Orton . On September 24 at a house show in Chicago , Illinois , Lesnar defeated Orton in a no disqualification rematch , with the match being billed as a Suplex City death match . WWE Universal Champion ( 2016 – present ) . On the October 10 episode of " Raw " , Heyman , on Lesnar ' s behalf , challenged Goldberg to a fight after the pair had been feuding for several months through social media and during promotional work for the " WWE 2K17 " video game , which featured Lesnar as the cover star and Goldberg as the pre - order bonus . Heyman stated that Goldberg was the one blemish on Lesnar ' s WWE career , as Goldberg had defeated Lesnar at WrestleMania XX in 2004 . On the October 17 episode of " Raw " , Goldberg returned to the WWE after a twelve - year absence and accepted Lesnar ' s request for a fight , while Lesnar would go on to address Goldberg on the October 24 episode of " Raw " , with their match being confirmed for Survivor Series . On the final " Raw " before Survivor Series , Lesnar and Goldberg came face to face for the first time in twelve years , resulting in a brawl with security after Heyman insulted Goldberg ' s family . On November 20 at Survivor Series , Lesnar lost to Goldberg who caught him off guard with two consecutive spears and a " Jackhammer " , with the match ending via pinfall in just 1 minute and 26 seconds . This was the first time in three years that Lesnar was pinned . The next night on " Raw " , Goldberg declared himself the first entrant in the 2017 Royal Rumble match . The following week on " Raw " , Heyman addressed the Survivor Series match , stating that they underestimated Goldberg and that the match was a humiliation and embarrassment for him and Lesnar , who would also be in the Royal Rumble as he has something to prove . Lesnar returned on the January 16 episode of " Raw " to confront his fellow Royal Rumble participants , annihilating Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins , while also delivering an " F - 5 " to Roman Reigns . Lesnar appeared once more on the January 23 episode of " Raw " to confront Goldberg , but both were confronted by The Undertaker . At the Royal Rumble on January 29 , Lesnar entered at number 26 and went on to eliminate Enzo Amore , Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler before confronting Goldberg , who entered at number 28 and quickly eliminated Lesnar after hitting a spear . The following night on " Raw " , Lesnar challenged Goldberg for a final match at WrestleMania 33 . On the February 6 episode of " Raw " , Goldberg would accept Lesnar ' s challenge whilst also being named number one contender for Kevin Owens ' WWE Universal Championship , which he won at Fastlane on March 5 and thus turning his match with Lesnar into a title match . At WrestleMania 33 on April 3 , after being hit with three spears , Lesnar became the first men to legitimately kicking - out from Goldberg ' s " Jackhammer " and would go on to perform ten German suplexes and an " F - 5 " to defeat Golberg for the first time in his career and giving him his first clean single loss . With the win , Lensar also became the third man ( after John Cena and The Undertaker ) to win two world tiles at WrestleMania and the first man to win both the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship , his fifth world title in WWE . Hero ' s ( 2007 ) . On April 28 , 2006 , Lesnar appeared inside the ring after the final match of K - 1 Hero ' s Las Vegas and announced his intent to join the MMA promotion . He trained with Minnesota Martial Arts Academy under Greg Nelson , and University of Minnesota Assistant Head wrestling coach Marty Morgan . Brock Lesnar announced on August 12 in Las Vegas that he had signed a deal with the K - 1 promotion . His first fight was scheduled for June 2 , 2007 , on the K - 1 Dynamite ! ! USA show against Choi Hong - man of Korea . However , prior to the match , Choi Hong - Man was replaced by Min Soo Kim . Lesnar submitted Min Soo Kim due to strikes in 1 minute 9 seconds of the first round to win his first official MMA match . Ultimate Fighting Championship ( 2008 – 2011 ) . During " UFC 77 " , it was announced that Brock Lesnar had reached a deal to fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) . On February 2 , 2008 , Lesnar made his debut with the promotion in an event titled " UFC 81 : Breaking Point " against former UFC Heavyweight Champion , Frank Mir . Lesnar secured an early takedown , but was deducted a point for hitting Mir on the back of the head . Following another takedown by Lesnar , Mir managed to secure a kneebar and force a submission at 1 : 30 of the first round . Due to the large size of his hands , Lesnar was wearing 4XL gloves for the fight , making him the second man in Nevada ' s combat sports history to wear such gloves after Choi Hong - man . At " UFC 82 " , it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee Mark Coleman would fight Lesnar at " UFC 87 : Seek and Destroy " . Coleman was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a training injury , and Lesnar ' s opponent was changed to Heath Herring . In the early seconds of the first round , Lesnar dropped Herring with a straight right . For the rest of the fight , Lesnar kept the fight on the ground and went on to win by unanimous decision . Lesnar ' s next opponent was Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 91 : Couture vs Lesnar on November 15 . Lesnar beat Couture via a technical knockout in Round 2 , becoming the UFC Heavyweight Champion . On December 27 , 2008 , at UFC 92 , Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim Heavyweight title and was to face Lesnar for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98 . Immediately after winning the Interim Heavyweight title , Mir found Lesnar in the crowd and shouted at him " You ' ve got " my " belt . " However , due to a knee injury to Mir , the title unification match with Lesnar that was originally slated to be the UFC 98 main event was postponed . The news broke during the broadcast of UFC 96 that the bout had been cancelled and was replaced by Rashad Evans vs . Lyoto Machida for the UFC Light - Heavyweight Championship . " Lesnar won the postponed rematch with Mir at UFC 100 on July 11 , 2009 , via Knockout after dominating his opponent for the duration of the bout . The win earned Lesnar Beatdown of the Year honors from Sherdog for 2009 . It ' s an award he shares with Anderson Silva after his win over Forrest Griffin . During his post - match celebration , Lesnar flipped off the crowd who had been booing him . He made a disparaging comment about the PPV ' s primary sponsor Bud Light , claiming they " won ' t pay me nothin " , promoting Coors Light instead . He then stated he might even " get on top of [ his ] wife " after the show . He would later apologize for his actions in his post - fight press conference , where he held a bottle of Bud Light . In January 2009 , Brock Lesnar signed a supplement endorsement deal with Dymatize Nutrition . A CD containing training footage of Lesnar was included with boxes of Dymatize Xpand and Energized Xpand . On July 1 , 2009 , it was reported that the winner of the Shane Carwin vs . Cain Velasquez fight at UFC 104 would face Brock Lesnar in his second title defense on a date yet to be determined ; however , the UFC then reconsidered the contendership bout and Lesnar was scheduled to defend his belt against Shane Carwin at " UFC 106 " on November 21 . Illness . On October 26 , 2009 , it was announced that Lesnar had pulled out of the UFC 106 card in which he was set to face Shane Carwin for the UFC Heavyweight Championship due to an illness . UFC President Dana White said that Brock had been ill for three weeks , claiming he had never been this sick in his life and that it would take him a while to recover ; his fight with Carwin was rescheduled for UFC 108 in early 2010 . Lesnar initially sought treatment in Canada , but later told reporters that he had received " Third World treatment " from malfunctioning equipment at a hospital in Brandon , Manitoba , and that seeking better medical treatment in the United States saved his life . Lesnar , who describes himself as a conservative and a supporter of the US Republican Party , went on to criticize Canadian - style health care further and said that he shared his experience in an effort to speak " on the behalf of the doctors in the United States that don ' t want health care reform to happen and neither do I . " On November 4 , it was confirmed that Lesnar was suffering from mononucleosis and that his bout with Carwin would have to wait a bit longer , thus the fight for UFC 108 was cancelled . On November 14 at the UFC 105 post - fight conference , Dana stated , " He ' s not well and he ' s not going to be getting well anytime soon . " and that an interim title match might need to be set up . In addition to mononucleosis , it was revealed that Lesnar was suffering from a serious case of diverticulitis , an intestinal disorder , which would require surgery . After further diagnosis , on November 16 Lesnar underwent surgery to close a perforation in his intestine that had been leaking fecal matter into his abdomen , causing pain , abscesses , and overtaxing his immune system to the point that he contracted mononucleosis . From the level of damage to Lesnar ' s system , the surgeon estimated that the intestinal condition had been ongoing for around a year . Return . In January 2010 , Lesnar announced on ESPN " SportsCenter " that he was scheduled to make a return to the UFC in the summer of 2010 . A match between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin took place on March 27 at UFC 111 to determine the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion , and Brock ' s next opponent . Shane Carwin defeated Frank Mir by KO in the first round , becoming the new Interim Champion . After the fight , Brock came into the ring and stated " It was a good fight , but he ' s wearing a belt that ' s a make believe belt , I ' ve got the real championship belt . " Lesnar faced Shane Carwin at UFC 116 to unify the heavyweight titles . After Carwin knocked him down early in the first round , Lesnar survived a ground and pound attack . Early in the second round , Lesnar was able to take Carwin down , attain a full mount , then move into side - control and finish the fight with an arm triangle choke . With the victory , Lesnar again became the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion , earning his first UFC Submission Of The Night and giving Carwin his first loss . Losing the title . Lesnar ' s next defense was against undefeated top contender Cain Velasquez on October 23 , 2010 , at the Honda Center in Anaheim , California at UFC 121 . Dana White announced via SportsNation that the UFC would be bringing back UFC Primetime to hype up Lesnar vs . Velasquez at UFC 121 . Lesnar was defeated by Velasquez for the UFC Heavyweight Championship via TKO in the first round at UFC 121 on October 23 , 2010 . Coaching on The Ultimate Fighter . On January 11 , 2011 , it was revealed that Lesnar would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 , opposite to Junior dos Santos , with the two expected to face each other on June 11 , 2011 at UFC 131 . Lesnar , however , was struck with another bout of diverticulitis and had to withdraw from the bout on May 12 , 2011 . He was replaced by Shane Carwin who lost against dos Santos at UFC 131 . Lesnar underwent surgery on May 27 , 2011 , to help battle his problems with diverticulitis . UFC president Dana White said that Lesnar had a 12 - inch piece of his colon removed . Highest paid MMA athlete . ESPN The Magazine , in its May 2011 issue , did a story listing the highest paid athlete based on base salary and earnings for the most recent calendar year or most recent season in 30 sports . Brock Lesnar topped the list for mixed martial artists at $ 5 . 3 million , which included his reported bout salaries and estimated pay - per - view bonuses . Overeem Fight and Retirement . In the summer of 2011 Lesnar announced that he was ready to get back into the Octagon , stating that " I feel like a new man , healthy , strong , I feel like I used to feel . " His return match was scheduled to be at UFC 141 on December 30 in Las Vegas against former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem . Lesnar had to cut weight for the fight in order to meet the 265 lb weight limit and entered the Octagon with a potential title shot at the new champion Junior dos Santos for the match victor . During the match , Overeem targeted his opponent ' s midsection and was able to land several strikes before delivering a powerful kick that dropped Lesnar to his knee and left him prey to a barrage of punches resulting in the referee stopping the fight and declaring Overeem the winner via TKO at 2 : 26 of the first round . After the defeat , Lesnar announced his retirement from mixed martial arts , mentioning his struggles with diverticulitis and saying " tonight was the last time you ' ll see me in the octagon " . UFC President Dana White commented that whilst he had no foreknowledge , Lesnar ' s decision to retire was not a surprise to him . Personal life . Lesnar grew up on a farm in South Dakota , and later joined the National Guard at the age of seventeen . In January 2001 , Lesnar was arrested for receiving large amounts of what was alleged to be steroids . The charges were later dropped when it was discovered the substances were in fact a legal growth hormone . His lawyer later described the growth hormone as a " vitamin type of thing . " Lesnar has one daughter , Mya Lynn who was born on April 10 , 2002 , with his ex - fiancée , Nicole . He left Nicole in 2003 in order to begin a relationship with Rena " Sable " Mero who had been recently divorced from Marc Mero . Lesnar and Mero were engaged in 2004 , separated in 2005 , then reconciled later that year and married on May 6 , 2006 . Lesnar has one stepchild with Mero : Mariah , a stepdaughter born to Mero and her late husband , Wayne Richardson . The couple had their first child together , a son named Turk in June 2009 . The couple had their second child , a son named Duke in July 2010 . Lesnar has numerous tattoos , with the most prominent being a stylized skull in the center of his back and a large sword on his chest . He is known to be very conservative of his private life and avoids discussing it in interviews : On December 15 , 2011 , Lesnar was charged with hunting infractions of a trip to Alberta on November 19 , 2010 . On a court appearance in Medicine Hat in December 20 , two charges were dropped but pleaded guilty to the charge of improper tagging of an animal . Lesnar was fined $ 1 , 725 and given a six - month hunting suspension .