Bellator MMA continues to show its intent on making an impact in mixed martial arts, with the company's president Scott Coker confirming this week that his promotion is interested in signing former UFC heavyweight, Brock Lesnar.

Coker said Bellator reached out to Lesnar, and that this was just the company's way of "saying hello" and showing its interest in his services, as negotiations have taken place yet, according to MMA Fighting.

The former UFC heavyweight champion has fought since December 2011 when he was defeated by Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. However, Lesnar's issues with diverticulitis and several surgeries kept him from being completely healthy in his MMA run, as Paul Heyman, Lesnar's good friend and on-air manager, told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour in August.

"I don't think Brock has truly understood nor accepted the severity of the illness that took him down," Heyman said. "They did blood work on Brock and they found out he wasn't healthy for many, many years. His body was fighting this affliction off and using so much of his energy."

Lesnar is not the only big name Bellator is looking to sign, as another is Gina Carano, who the promotion has been interested in since talk surfaced about her coming back to MMA to fight UFC's current women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, according to Bleacher Report.

"There's not going to be a fighter on the planet we can't afford and have access to," Coker said, adding that when the time comes to have a discussion with Lesnar, "we'll be right there."

MMA fans will have to wait until Lesnar's contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) expires to find out if he, in fact, will make his return to the Octagon. The 37-year-old's wrestling deal is expected to end after Wrestlemania 31, which will be held on March 31, 2015.

Coker stressed the importance of bringing back the casual fan to MMA, which he believes Bellator's signing of UFC Hall of Famers Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar accomplished, MMA Fighting reported. Signing Lesnar and Carano would be a big help in accomplishing that goal.

"If fighters like that are available, you can assure we'll make a run at them," Coker said.