Brock Lesnar informs Dana White that he is withdrawing from the MMA, which probably frees him to be more active in the WWE if an agreement can be reached –

Brock Lesnar will not make another return as an MMA, which will allow him to work continuously in the WWE if both parties reach an agreement, baduming that they are not already there. As ESPN reported for the first time, Dana White said that Lesnar had informed him that "it's done, he's retired."

Lesnar was watching a UFC Hvt. Fight for the title against Daniel Cormier, but that will not happen. Instead, it should be part of the next controversial series of live WWE events in Saudi Arabia paid for by the Saudi government this summer, where top wrestlers receive a disproportionate "hard to refuse" salary, including enough to attract the Shawn Michaels out of retirement for the second Saudi show after refusing a probably less important offer for the first show.

If Lesnar does not return to the UFC, his schedule will be released to be available for WWE in Summerslam or perhaps for Smackdown's debut on the Fox broadcast network this fall. With ratings declining at a faster rate than ever in recent years, Lesnar is gaining leverage and becoming more important than it would be if ratings remained stable without it.