Brock Lesnar is famous for reaching the pinnacle of both WWE and UFC during his legendary career. Apparently he gave his son an exercise gift.
On Wednesday, the Western Hockey League (WHL) began its outlook draft. On Thursday, Duke Lesnar, the son of a former UFC champion, was drafted by the Medicine Hat Tigers on his 115th overall pick.
The Tigers will perform at Medicine Hat, Alberta. While Elder Lesnar was born in South Dakota, he currently lives on a farm in Maryfield, Saskatchewan. With Alberta and Saskatchewan being neighbouring states, young Lesnar doesn’t have to go too far to join the WHL team.
Yes, it’s the son of Brock Lesnar https://t.co/dpphgbw9y4 from WWE
– Colton Davis (@coltonrdavies) May 8, 2025
Brock Lesnar has a great legacy for the UFC
Brock Lesnar got his start in sports on the wrestling mat and is a two-time NCAA All-American. He later moved to the WWE Ring, where his incredible size and strange athletic ability made him a hit among fans. After an immense success as part of the WWE roster, he announced plans to move to MMA. However, he did not move to the UFC any time soon.
Instead, Lesnar turned his eyes to Japan and signed with the Heroes MMA promotion for the K-1 in 2007. He was supposed to make his MMA debut against his fellow giant Hong Manchoe, but he ended up matching up with another Korean with Min Su Kim. He submitted Kim in the first round.
That was all that was needed to get the attention of the UFC Brass. He made his promotional debut in 2008.
Lesnar actually lost his first UFC fight and suffered the loss of submission to Frank Mir. But he then went on to a brief reign of terror. First, he made Heath Herring brutal in decision-making victory. He then raided Randy Couture to a halt and claimed UFC heavyweight in his fourth pro MMA fight. He then defended the belt with a quick TKO in his rematch with Mir, then defended the belt with a submission against Shane Kerwin.
Lesnar lost his belt in 2010 to Cain Verasquez, one of the best heavyweights ever. First, he lost to former kickboxing champion Alistair Overeem on TKO. He then defeated Mark Hunt by decision, but only overturned the sentence when he failed a drug test.
Despite the losses late in his career and the steroid scandal, he set the bar very high for the Lesnar family athletes. Please tell me how far his son Duke can go on the ice.
