Lesnar said he agreed to face Jones (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook BrockLesnar)
Brock Lesnar It didn’t take long to respond to the ‘challenge’ proposed by Jon Jones, who revealed interest in facing him. Even retired from MMA, the former UFC heavyweight champion stated that he is willing to face ‘Bones’ “at any time”, but highlighted that the North American should be more concerned about the fight against Daniel Cormier, which takes place this Saturday (29), in Anaheim (USA), in the main fight of UFC 214.
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“If I would face the Jon Jones? Anytime, anywhere. At the moment he should be worried about Daniel Cormir on Saturday night”, he declared, in an interview with the website ‘The Associated Press’.
Lesnar, 40, is retired from MMA. Famous for being a member of WWE, the North American giant has a short but very relevant career in MMA. He won the UFC heavyweight belt in 2008 when he knocked out Randy Couture in his fourth professional fight. He defended the title on two occasions, but was dethroned by Cain Velazquez. A new defeat for alistair overeem took him away from the sport for five years. In 2016, however, he returned to Ultimate for a duel against Mark Hunt, who he beat by unanimous decision, but saw the result changed to a no contest after being caught in an anti-doping test. In total, his record has five wins, three losses and one unsuccessful fight.
Jon Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history by knocking out Mauritius Shogun, in 2011. Since then, he has defended his light heavyweight belt eight times, having beaten names like Lyoto Machida, Vitor belfort, Rashad evans, Alexander Gustafasson and Cormier himself. However, he had his belt taken away by the organization due to legal problems. In April 2015, he was involved in a traffic accident and fled without providing assistance, leaving a pregnant woman injured. He returned to the Octagon in April 2016, when he won the interim title by beating Ovince St Preux. However, three months later he was caught in an anti-doping test and received another punishment, leaving him unable to fight for a year. At 30 years old, Jones has a record of 22 wins and just one loss, which happened due to disqualification, after landing illegal blows on Matt Hamill.
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