Brock Lesnar Comments On Potential UFC Return Opponent

The former champion returns at UFC 214 following a lengthy suspension and various personal issues. The “Beast Incarnate” of the WWE takes on Samoa Joe, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman in a Fatal 4 Way match, with his WWE Universal title on the line. I’m here to prove to myself that I’m the best and I’ve got to fight everybody in the way. Preux at UFC 197 in April 2016. The hypothetical bout recently became a hot topic when Jones addressed a showdown with Lesnar during a UFC Facebook chat this week. It’d be a great challenge. “That’s a big old boy”.

Cormier played off Jones’ comments – “That’s just Jon being Jon” – and even took umbrage at the word “hatred” being used to describe their rivalry.

“I just feel like when you’re making the company money and you’re a pay-per-view draw and you’re ultimately putting money in his pocket, then you mean a lot to him”, Jones said of White.

“I don’t really like you, Luke, so I’m not going to answer your question”. “Anytime, anywhere. Right now he should be anxious about DC on Saturday night”, Lesnar told The Associated Press.

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier sat on a dais on Wednesday exchanging insults for what seems like the umpteenth time. Hence, the WWE star was punished with a one-year suspension and formally retired from MMA early this year. Champions do continue improving, of course, but there’s something to be said of a fighter who’s tasted defeat and officially dedicating their lives on never tasting it again.

With that statement, Lesnar also indicated he is at least contemplating a return to the sport in which he won the UFC title in just his fourth professional fight.

Lesnar too knows a thing or two about violating anti-doping policies, having dipped into his illegal stash before his last MMA fight with Mark Hunt.

Then, days later, Wrestling Observer and MMAFighting journalist Dave Meltzer published a report claiming the latter part of that rumour was indeed true.

It needs to be seen what actually happens at WWE SummerSlam 2017.

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace carries his seven-fight winning streak into Saturday’s co-main event, where he looks to literally wrestle away the welterweight title from Tyron Woodley in an intriguing clash of styles between a tactical master and an elite athlete with blistering power.