Scheduled to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 13, UFC 300 already has four exciting fights confirmed. However, there’s still work to be done to make it the truly spectacular event that UFC CEO Dana White has promised it will be.
The recent addition of former lightweight king Charles Oliveira taking on Armen Tsarukyan was a huge addition to the card, and now Bisping has suggested that UFC 300 could be the perfect event for Brock Lesnar to return and feature in the headlining slot.
“UFC 300, will we see Brock Lesnar on there again?” Bisping asked on his YouTube channel. “It sounds stupid, because Brock Lesnar is no spring chicken, right? He’s 46 years old…Fighters have gone longer, and guess what? When there’s millions of dollars on the line, people will come and fight. And people would love to see Brock Lesnar stepping in there once again.
One of the most prominent stars in the history of the UFC, Lesnar confidently headlined UFC 100 against Frank Mir and made a triumphant return to the Octagon after an impressive absence of nearly five years to face off against Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in 2016.
Bisping confidently acknowledges that Lesnar’s return to the UFC is unlikely after another extended break. However, “The Count” firmly believes that a bout between the former heavyweight champion and the current interim titleholder, Tom Aspinall, is precisely the kind of headline event that fans anticipate for UFC 300.
“Could you imagine Brock Lesnar vs. Tom Aspinall headlining UFC 300?…Maybe this is just the fan in me, maybe this is just wishful thinking. But Tom Aspinall [versus] Brock Lesnar, that would just be mental. And that is the type of thing I think the UFC are gonna do.”
Currently in the process of campaigning for a fight with Jon Jones in order to unify the UFC heavyweight belts, Aspinall is riding the momentum of his career-defining victory at UFC 295. In that fight, he impressively knocked out Sergei Pavlovich to claim the promotion’s interim heavyweight strap.
A potential matchup with Lesnar could potentially entice Aspinall to postpone his pursuit of a Jones bout while the latter fighter recuperates from a pectoral injury. However, considering the unlikelihood of Lesnar’s return, fans will have to remain patient for updates on the UFC 300 main event.