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One of the biggest stars in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, on what is expected to be one of the biggest cards in UFC history, will carry a small piece of Saskatchewan with him into the octagon.

Brock Lesnar, the former UFC heavyweight champion and current World Wrestling Entertainment megastar, will have the Canadian flag on his official gear as he returns to UFC as a one-night special attraction at UFC 200 next month. Born and raised in South Dakota, and a resident of Minnesota for years, Lesnar now spends much of his time in Saskatchewan on his farm near Maryfield, just west of the Manitoba border and 250 kilometres southeast of Regina. Lesnar’s brother has also farmed in the area for years.

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“We have confirmed he will be representing Canada in his fight kit,” a UFC official told Postmedia on Monday.

Lesnar is coming out of his mixed-martial-arts retirement nearly four years since his last fight, a TKO loss in December 2011 to current title contender Alistair Overeem. Since walking away from the fight game, Lesnar returned to WWE and has been one of the company’s top draws, headlining shows like WrestleMania, and events in places like Tokyo and New York City. Last year, after strongly considering an offer from UFC, he re-signed a multi-year deal with WWE and seemingly put an end to any consideration of a UFC comeback.