On December 30, 2011 at UFC 141, Brock Lesnar entered the octagon for the eighth time against Alistair Overeem (36-11). Two minutes, twenty six seconds, and a liver kick later, the fight and Lesnar’s career were over.

In the post-match interview with Rogan, Lesnar humbly declared his retirement after two tough years of illness, surgery, and successive losses. He was an NCAA champion, a professional wrestler, a failed football player, and now a retired cage fighter.

Its now our job to figure out what Brock and his short, but enigmatic career actually meant.

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