In a recent episode of the Mightycast podcast featuring Demetrious Johnson, UFC legend Daniel Cormier addressed various topics, including the possibility that WWE veteran Brock Lesnar might be on a banned list. However, it was not entirely clear whether this relates to the UFC, WWE, or TKO.

This is what Daniel Cormier said, “Brock played us. Brock played us, bro. Brock came with the idea, he always has an open door because he is such a big star. I was on a Brock Lesnar card at UFC 200. I fought Anderson (Silva). Sold 1.4 million pay-per-views. Brock actually came and WWE paid him more to stay. They paid him more to stay. We danced the dance for a while. It could have been Brock and I when I fought Derrick Lewis in New York. They paid him so much to stay. He was such a big star there that he could make money to go do that and do nothing but suplex, or fight me in an Octagon and I’m going to try and kill him. He made the best choice. Brock is on the banned list right now. Brock got into so much trouble. I ain’t telling you on air what Brock did. Brock is in so much trouble.”

At UFC 226, Lesnar made headlines by storming into the Octagon and shoving Cormier following Cormier’s victory over Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Title. Despite the confrontation and the hints about a potential matchup, the highly anticipated showdown between the two never materialized. Lesnar did compete at UFC 200, where he initially defeated Mark Hunt; however, the result was later overturned to a no contest after Lesnar tested positive for a banned substance.

Cormier did not specify the banned list or who enforced the ban. Additionally, Lesnar was named in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE, and he has not appeared on WWE television since SummerSlam 2023.

You can check out Cormier’s comments in the video below.

(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)