Mark Hunt is ready to step into the octagon with UFC & WWE great Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 but he isn’t very pleased about the special treatment the ex-champ is receiving.
Brock received an exemption which allows him to bypass the mandatory 4-month period of testing agreed to by the UFC & USADA. Mark Hunt feels as though it’s a huge advantage for Lesnar and believes Brock is already on ‘roids.
“I don’t think that’s fair. I think it’s load of bulls***, I think it’s rubbish,” Hunt told UFC FIGHT WEEK on Fox Sports in an exclusive interview. “I don’t think anyone should be exempt from testing. If they’re trying to clean the sport up — mixed martial arts — this is a bad way to do it. I don’t care who you are. It’s ridiculous.
“I don’t think it’s a great move. I think he’s juiced to the gills — and I still think I’m going to knock him out. So I don’t think that’s correct. I don’t think he should be allowed to get a four-month exemption otherwise everyone else should. Otherwise I should start juicing.
“How are you going to clean the sport up doing that s***? It won’t happen. I don’t think it’s fair.”
“I’ve already voiced my opinion to (UFC boss) Dana (White) about it but apparently he (Lesnar) has been getting tested but he’s probably been off a couple of cycles anyway.
“I think everyone should be tested equally and fairly. Make it an even playing field otherwise you might as well get everyone juiced up and have the juicing UFC competition and the non-juicing (competition).”
Hunt wanted to make sure that people didn’t take this as him building in excuses for UFC 200. He’s very confident that he can get the job done against Lesnar.
“I’m always going to fight anyway, it doesn’t matter,” Hunt said. “I love competition but I just don’t think it’s fair. I mean, I don’t think it’s an even playing field.
“But it doesn’t mean you’re not going to get knocked out. Frank Mir was juicing and he got knocked out.
“The same thing’s going to happen with Brock Lesnar.
“Shucks. I don’t give a rats what you take. I’ll knock your face off, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll teach you for taking that s*** anyway.”
Hunt has knocked out men bigger than Brock and his recent string of KOs has him once again climbing the ranks in the heavyweight division. A win against Lesnar may propel Hunt into the title picture and give him the notoriety someone of his resume deserves.