On Saturday 9 July, an audience of almost 20,000 crowded into an arena in Las Vegas to watch the events of Ultimate Fighting Championship 200 unfold. The night marked the 200th major event for the UFC, a mixed martial arts organisation that has capitalised on the desire of fighters and fans alike to have a professional, regulated space in which their fervour for the most extreme displays of physicality can be fulfilled.
The penultimate fight of the night saw the 6ft 3, 265-pound behemoth Brock Lesnar return to the Octagon – an eight-sided steel cage in which fights take place – to face Mark Hunt, a heavyweight whose heavy hands and proven knockout power were a cause of concern for the returning Lesnar. However, after shaking off some ring rust in the opening minutes of the first round, Lesnar went on to destroy his opponent for 15 minutes. He floored Hunt and pummelled his face and head with a succession of hammer fist strikes.
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