The 10 best UFC moments of 2018 so far

#2: The Daniel Cormier/Brock Lesnar showdown

Brock Lesnar's big showdown with Daniel Cormier set up a huge fight for 2019

When rumors began to leak out that Brock Lesnar would be making a return to the UFC following his suspension for a positive test for PEDs in 2016, most people figured it was the usual nonsense that he’d used before to gain a more lucrative deal from WWE.

This time though, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Not only did Lesnar re-enter the USADA’s drug testing pool in 2018, he also showed up at UFC 226 – and set the internet on fire by entering the Octagon and shoving new UFC Heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier to set up a meeting in 2019.

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Sure, Cormier has to beat Derrick Lewis first – and Lesnar has to pass all of his drug tests. Neither one of those is a given, but assuming the fight does go ahead, there can be no doubt that it’ll be one of the biggest fights of 2019.

And when fans look back to the build for the fight, the showdown between the two at UFC 226 will be recognized as the starting point. The shove will be used on countless video trailers, and the pay-per-view will likely draw millions of buys. That makes it one of the biggest moments of 2018, point blank.

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