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Old foes to meet again? Cain Velasquez makes shocking WWE debut, targets Brock Lesnar

During the conclusion of the WWE SmackDown on Fox premiere episode on Friday night, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez made his WWE debut and immediately took aim at his former Octagon rival Brock Lesnar.

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During the conclusion of the WWE SmackDown on Fox premiere episode on Friday night, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez made his WWE debut and immediately took aim at his former Octagon rival Brock Lesnar.

Velasquez had taken the UFC heavyweight strap from Lesnar nine years ago.

Lesnar captured the WWE championship in mere seconds by dethroning Kofi Kingston. While he was celebrating, Rey Mysterio's music hit and as some assumed he was coming for some semblance, he came along with longtime friend Velasquez at the top of the ramp. 

Velasquez hit the ring and began pummeling Lesnar on the mat until the new WWE champion retreated. 

Lesnar teased getting back into the ring, but the "Beast Incarnate" wanted no part of it. 

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Velasquez had defeated Lesnar at UFC 121 in October 2010 via the first-round TKO. The 37-year-old's victory put an end to the latter's heavyweight championship reign after just two successful title defences. 

He last appeared in the Octagon earlier this year in February, a first-round TKO loss to rising heavyweight Francis Ngannou which also resulted in a severe knee injury. 

However, about his debut on WWE, Velasquez has not put pen to paper and signed with the company. Velasquez is reportedly in "advanced talks" with WWE, though he has not officially retired from UFC, according to ESPN.

"This is definitely my focus," Velasquez told ESPN. "My family is into it, they love it. They're super excited. I haven't seen them excited over something like this in a while. It's cool."  

According to a report from MMAjunkie's Mike Bohn, Velasquez intends to withdraw from the USADA testing pool. 

The move would end his time as a UFC fighter, however, Vasquez recently noted that he would only become a full-time wrestler following necessary knee surgery.

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