Brock Lesnar Cleared In Court After Lack Of Evidence From Plaintiff

Forbes

24-04-2025

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 08: Brock Lesnar hangs out backstage during the UFC 200 weigh-in at T-Mobile ... More Arena on July 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Brock Lesnar, Dana White and the UFC were all cleared of fraud and battery charges stemming from UFC 200 in 2016 when the former defeated Mark Hunt in Las Vegas at the pay-per-view event.
Hunt originally accused the UFC, White and Lesnar of racketeering and fraud after the latter tested positive for a banned substance ahead of their fight.
Hunt claimed White and the UFC knew Lesnar had been doping, but they allowed the fight to happen anyway.
That initial lawsuit was thrown out, but charges were rekindled as Hunt claimed fraud and battery. Judge Jennifer Dorsey—the same judge that originally threw Hunt's case out—squashed what appears to be the final remnants of Hunt's official complaints made against Lesnar, White and the UFC citing a lack of evidence presented by the plaintiff.
According to Hillel Aron of Courthouse News, Dorsey wrote:
Despite Hunt's passion and public stance against doping in combat sports, the court has now ruled for the second time that the claims don't meet the legal standard for damages.
Lesnar originally won the heavyweight encounter with Hunt via one-sided unanimous decision. The result of the fight was changed to a no contest and Lesnar was fined $250,000.
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 09: Brock Lesnar (top) punches Mark Hunt of New Zealand during the UFC 200 ... More event on July 9, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
After UFC 200, Lesnar returned to WWE and resumed his wrestling career. However, he hasn't appeared on WWE programming since August 2023 at SummerSlam.
While Lesnar appears to be clear of any issues related to this case associated with UFC 200, there is still a cloud hanging over his potential return to WWE.
Lesnar's name was mentioned in a lawsuit against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon. Though Lesnar is not a defendant in the lawsuit, it alleges McMahon offered former WWE employee Janel Grant to Lesnar for sex in 2021.
It is believed that the inclusion of Lesnar's name in the lawsuit has prevented him from returning to the professional wrestling promotion. However, there has been speculation that WWE is moving toward bringing Lesnar back, as multiple current performers have dropped his name during programming over the last year.
Despite the negativity attached to his name, Lesnar remains one of the biggest names in combat sports and professional wrestling.
One thing seems certain, his issues with Hunt appear to be over.