Though Lesnar said he was "closing the door on MMA" in March 2015, UFC announced on June 4, 2016 that he would return at "UFC 200" on July 9. WWE confirmed it had granted Lesnar "a one-off opportunity" to compete at "UFC 200" before he would return to the company for SummerSlam on August 21. Lesnar, representing Canada for the first time in his career, defeated Mark Hunt by unanimous decision, avoiding 19 of Hunt's 30 attempted standing strikes and taking him down four times to land 43 significant ground strikes (32 in the final round). He also was paid a UFC record $2.5 million purse. This record was broken at "UFC 202" by Conor McGregor, who was also the previous holder.