Soon-to-be Hall of Famer Jens Pulver shares his thoughts on UFC-WWE merger: Exclusive

Jens Pulver weighed in on the recent announcement that the UFC and WWE will be merging to form a new entertainment company after Endeavor purchased a majority stake in the sports entertainment powerhouse.

During an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Pulver shared his thoughts on the recent merger and what it could mean for both entities in the future. Although the two are merging, he mentioned that the UFC are walking a fine line in terms of what the perception could be from the general public:

"I think you're walking a fine line when you do because for so long, that was one of the things we had to go against. We're not scripted. These are not fake fights, these are real fight...It's a fine line between the two and I think...one's can be fans of one and others can be fans of the other and you could be good to go." [32:09 - 32:32]

'Lil' Evil' also brought up that even though both UFC and WWE will operate under the Endeavor umbrella, both will continue to operate as business as usual in terms of the day-to-day of their respective entity. The former lightweight champion said:

"I understand merged under the same boss so to speak under the same company. But I know they're still trying to keep the UFC is gonna be the UFC, they're gonna do their own thing. The WWE is gonna go do the WWE and they're gonna go do their thing. What'll happen later, I mean, maybe more visits, you know what I mean, things like that. I don't know." [31:39 - 32:00]

Watch our exclusive interview with Jens Pulver below:

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Jens Pulver will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during International Fight Week

Jens Pulver is regarded as one of the pioneers for the lighter weight divisions and will take his rightful place in the UFC Hall of Fame during International Fight Week this July.

It was an emotional scene when 'Lil' Evil' was announced for this year's Hall of Fame class as he was working on the UFC's Twitch stream when he found out. The promotion featured him on the UFC 284 broadcast and he was moved by the announcement video, which was definitely well-deserved.

The first-ever UFC lightweight champion will join Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, Donald Cerrone, Robbie Lawler, and Rory MacDonald in the 2023 Hall of Fame.