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He’s Done: CM Punk Officially Announces Retirement (Just Not How You Think)

Everyone does it eventually. Wrestlers are not like most people, but they are like most athletes. As amazing as they may seem most of the time, at some point they are not going to be able to get in the ring any longer. That means something has to change, and their career is going to end in one way or another. We saw that again with a wrestler, but not in the way you might think. According to MMA Fighting, AEW’s CM Punk has officially announced his retirement from the UFC and mixed martial arts. Punk has been removed from the USADA drug testing pool and will be moving back into his professional wrestling career. Punk fought twice in the UFC, losing via submission at UFC 203 in September 2016 and fighting to a no contest at UFC 225 in 2018. There had been nothing to suggest that Punk would be fighting again prior to his announcement. Punk did indeed try. Check out some of his MMA work, plus his pretty awesome return to wrestling: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post ..

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Major Update on Brock Lesnar’s WWE & UFC Status

<p>It was reported via Pro Wrestling Sheet yesterday that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong> has made it clear to WWE officials that <a href="http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/2017/07/19/brock-lesnar-done-wwe-contract-runs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he won’t be re-singing with WWE</a> after his contract expires shortly after <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/go/wrestlemania" target="_blank" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a></strong> next year. This doesn’t appear to be the case, according to the Wrestling Observer.</p><p>Dave Meltzer indicated on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that reports of Lesnar leaving WWE once his contract expires to pursuit a career in the UFC are premature and he wouldn’t take these reports serious. Meltzer has a hard time believing that Brock would turn down “easy money” working for WWE at his current age of 40. The belief is that WWE is the better long-term option for Lesnar at his age.</p><p>In regards to UFC’s Jeff Novitsky shooting down reports that Brock Lesnar has not entered into the USADA drug testing pool, Meltzer said that he could enter the pool today and be ready to return for a fight early next year. Meltzer doesn’t believe that Lesnar will fighting for the UFC at the end of this year and also hinted that a fight early next year wouldn’t pan out well because of the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/event/royal-rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a></strong> and the risk of him possibly getting hurt.</p><p>As far as possible opponents for Brock if he does make a UFC return, Meltzer named Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones as potential fights.</p>

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Brock Lesnar Not Re-Signing with WWE Next Year?

<p>It was reported earlier today that <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/19/brock-lesnar-dropping-wwe-universal-title-summerslam-returning-ufc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brock Lesnar has re-entered the USADA testing pool</a> for MMA and he could possibly be fighting for the UFC before the year ends.</p><p><a href="http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/brock-lesnar-usada-options-contract/#.WW_Tb4jys2w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pro Wrestling Sheet</a> reports that Lesnar’s current deal with WWE expires shortly after <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/go/wrestlemania" target="_blank" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a></strong> 34 and he has made it clear to the company that he doesn’t intend to re-sign. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bryan/" title="Bryan">Bryan</a></strong> Alvarez indicated on Wrestling Observer Live today that this is probably why <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/Roman-Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></strong>’ match against Lesnar is being moved up to SummerSlam instead of it taking place at WrestleMania.</p><p>The reason Lesnar has re-entered the testing pool is so that he can make the right career decision about his career move when his WWE deal runs up. Lesnar has to re-enter the testing pool and fulfill the rest of his suspension before he is allowed to fight in the UFC again.</p>

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UFC Rep Denies Reports of Brock Lesnar Being Enrolled In USADA Testing Pool

<p>Jeff Novitzky, the UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance, is denying reports that current WWE Universal Champion <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/19/brock-lesnar-not-re-signing-wwe-next-year/">Brock Lesnar has re-entered the USADA drug testing pool</a>. Novitzky said there is “zero truth” to the reports and issued the following statement to <a href="http://mmajunkie.com/2017/07/brock-lesnar-ufc-return-rumors-usada-testing-pool-jeff-novitzky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MMAJunkie</a>:</p><p><em>“[Lesnar] is not currently enrolled in the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/usada/" title="USADA">USADA</a></strong> testing pool, nor has there been any inquiry on his part to do so.”</em></p><p>MMAjunkie noted that their attempt to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/reach/" title="reach">reach</a></strong> USADA for comment was unsuccessful. We will keep you updated if we hear anything new regarding Lesnar possibly returning to the UFC.</p>

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Jinder Mahal Reveals the Secret to His Body Transformation

<p>While speaking to <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/interview-jinder-mahals-speaks-about-his-main-event" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pratyay Gosh</a>, Jinder Mahal talked about how he was able to get into his current physical shape and revealed that consistency is the secret:</p><p><em>“The secret is consistency. I literally haven’t had a cheat meal in 3-4 months. I haven’t eaten anything I shouldn’t have. Even now, on the tour, I have my cooling bag with me and I carry 5 meals with me so that I eat every 2 <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/hours/" title="hours">hours</a></strong>. I eat 30/40 grammes of carbohydrates, 30/40 grammes of proteins with every meal. Then there’s cardio 6 days a week and weight training 6 days a week. I also became straight-edge. I also do a lot of Olympic compound movements. Then there are lots of basic squats, lots of push-ups and other exercises. Overall, from diet to exercise, I’m seeing good results. I’m <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/going/" title="going">going</a></strong> to keep getting in better shape because not only do I look better but I feel better. I feel better inside the ring in <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/terms/" title="terms">terms</a></strong> of stamina and endurance, which is important if I want to become WWE Champion and have long matches every night.”</em></p><p>While Mahal has denied steroid use in multiple interviews, Dave Meltzer noted back in January that he believes the WWE Superstar is juicing. He made the following remarks after an episode of RAW, where Mahal appeared way bigger than he previously did:</p><p><em>“Jinder Mahal then came out and my God! Jinder Mahal’s traps have grown incredibly. He’s shredded. He looks like, I mean … anyway, Jinder Mahal has changed his physique completely in like a couple weeks. And he’s got acne all over his back.”</em></p><p>Meltzer continued, <em>“He is what he is and if this was USADA (the United States Anti-Doping Agency), he would probably be in trouble.”</em></p>

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Brock Lesnar Handed USADA Punishment, USADA Issues Statement

The Nevada Athletic Commission already handed down their punishment for former UFC Heavyweight Champion 'The Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar. Now, the U.S. Anti-D...