Brock Lesnar dropped legit flame emojis at WWE 2K17’s Summerslam event, cutting a scathing promo on UFC 202’s Conor McGregor.
Lesnar spoke to radio host Sam Roberts at the launch event for the WWE 2K17 video game. The latest wrestling game instalment features “The Beast Incarnate” on the front cover.
Interview time with the former UFC Heavyweight champion is very rare, so Roberts used his time wisely, asking Lesnar a question related to McGregor’s recent outburst against the WWE.
McGregor tweeted he would ‘slap the head off’ the entire WWE roster, which prompted a plethora of the company’s top stars to fire back at the UFC champion.
I didn’t mean no disrespect to the @wwe fans. What I meant to say was that I’d slap the head off your entire roster. And twice on Sunday’s.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) 7 August 2016
With all the tension between McGregor and the WWE Universe, Lesnar’s response was pretty predictable, but at the same time, incredibly hostile.
When asked about whether he would like to face McGregor in the WWE ring, Lesnar made his feelings towards the Irishman very clear.
“Man, I take shits bigger than that kid, alright. C’mon, I know you guys all play f-cking video games and you live in this f-cking false sense of reality and shit. I’m 200 and f-cking ninety pounds. Alright, this guys 145lbs, that’s if he’s lucky and gets up and eats his f-cking Wheaties, okay?
“If Conor McGregor wants to say some shit to me and get his name out there more than he already has, by dropping my name. I got f-cking about ten words for him, come here, face-to-face Conor and say it to my face. Otherwise leave me and the f-cking WWE out of it, because I came to your arena and kicked ass, now if you want and you’re so f-cking tough, come to our arena and try to kick some ass.”
Lesnar; like McGregor, is considered one of the biggest draws in sports entertainment and his time in the UFC was a major factor in that.
The 39-year-old returned to active MMA competition in July, defeating Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in Las Vegas, Nevada. However post-event, Lesnar found himself in some controversy, when he was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation by USADA.
Lesnar now remains focused on his role within the WWE.
So, with the battle-lines drawn, will McGregor; who is already one of the biggest sports stars in the world, ever make his way to ‘Suplex City’? Never say never, but right now it looks incredibly unlikely.
