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When The Undertaker Had to Apologize to Dana White for Cutting Brock Lesnar Promo After UFC Fight

Published 04/02/2022, 5:07 AM EDT

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Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker have a lot of historic moments inside the WWE ring. But it would come as a surprise for many to know that they shared an intense interaction during a live UFC event.

After Brock Lesnar lost his UFC heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121, Taker, who was in the crowd, confronted Lesnar as the latter passed by him.

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The infamous ‘You want to do it‘ from Taker created a lot of buzz at the time. Also, a shocking Lesnar stare and him not saying anything only added more intensity to the drama at UFC 121.

What did Taker say to Dana White?

Since, Lesnar had just lost his title and had a battered face, courtesy of Cain Velasquez, Taker’s comment/promo was not received pleasantly.

Taker realizing the situation took action and Dana White shared the same.

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“The Undertaker just called me a couple of days ago and apologized for that whole thing… Him and Brock have some beef and Brock walks by him, and he said something to him, and it blew up into that whole thing.”

However, White was not worried about the whole situation, as he shares a good relationship with WWE’s Vince McMahon.

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Though fight fans initially took this as a sign of an upcoming WWE contest between the two superstars, it was not the case. Both Lesnar and Undertaker suggested that they have a personal reason behind the confrontation, and it originates from a mutual friend.

Was The Undertaker jealous of Brock Lesnar?

In an interview with Ariel Helwani ahead of TUF 13 show against Junior Dos Santos, Lesnar talked about people from his past company not liking his current UFC stint.

He said, “These guys were part of my life years ago. And I think they see me, having success outside of their universe that they can’t do.”

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“There isn’t one other pro-wrestler that can do and make the change like I did. So, I think there’s some animosity there, from the professional wrestling aspect of things. Because I can always go back and be a pro-wrestler, they can’t come here and be an ultimate fighter.”

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Lesnar eventually came back to WWE and also fought Taker at WrestleMania 30. He was the first opponent ever to beat ‘The Undertaker’ at the grandest stage of them all.

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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