Brock Lesnar not looking past UFC 200 for now

Brock Lesnar isn’t returning to the UFC after a near five-year absence to lose, but if the victory he envisions July 9 at UFC 200 transpires, the former heavyweight champion doesn’t have an answer for how he’ll proceed.

“I haven’t given it much thought, I really haven’t,” Lesnar said Thursday on a UFC 200 conference call with reporters.

Lesnar’s fellow employer, WWE, has him under contract and will have him perform in a starring role at its “Summer Slam” in August.

In a statement accompanying Lesnar’s UFC comeback announcement for a co-main-event fight with heavy-hitting Mark Hunt, WWE described the MMA appearance as a “one-off,” indicating Lesnar won’t return to the octagon beyond this high-profile pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

He also fought at UFC 100, the highest-selling pay-per-view in company history, in which Lesnar successfully defended his heavyweight belt against Frank Mir.

WWE executive Stephanie McMahon told a publication the company isn’t actively promoting Lesnar’s UFC appearance.

“Nothing’s going to change,” Lesnar said. “I’m looking forward to stepping into the cage again. I’m waiting for that moment for the door to shut.”

As for what happens when that door opens again, Lesnar said, “Ask me after the fight. I don’t know what’s going to happen. Right now, I’ve got one thing on my mind and that’s to prepare for this fight and get in there and fight.”

Lesnar, 38, said it wasn’t toiling as a scripted performer or watching UFC action on television that provoked him to seek a return as much as just his internal gnawing.

“Really no, I [considered it] for awhile, and really I was standing there one day on my property [in Canada] and just thought, ‘It’s time,’” he said.

“I can’t sit and think about this and be caught up in this thought process of wanting and wishing and wondering if I should do it.

“I’m a person who pulls the trigger. I don’t want any regrets. That’s how simple it really was. I didn’t want to be sitting around the rest of my days on this earth wondering why I didn’t step back in the cage again, so here we are.”

Lesnar said his health battle with the intestinal disorder diverticulitis spoiled his previous stint, so he’s anticipating how he fares against a respected contender while back to full health.

“I want to get in there and be an athlete again. That’s what this is all about,” Lesnar said.

“I’m a competitor and I’ll be a competitor probably in a nursing home, racing my wheelchair around.”