Former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current bane of Brock Lesnar’s existence Cain Velasquez has seemingly made the full-time pivot to the world of professional wrestling. After effectively retiring from his MMA career with the UFC, Velasquez has reportedly signed a multi-year deal to perform in the WWE. The deal, first reported by ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, comes hot off Velasquez’s big entrance at the premiere episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX, during which he took down new WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.

The two are confirmed to be going head-to-head in Velasquez’s WWE debut at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, taking place on October 31st.

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