{"id":303852,"date":"2019-02-28T06:31:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=303852"},"modified":"2019-02-28T06:31:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:31:21","slug":"jon-jones-explains-why-hed-prefer-brock-lesnar-fight-to-dc-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-explains-why-hed-prefer-brock-lesnar-fight-to-dc-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones explains why he’d prefer Brock Lesnar fight to ‘DC’ rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If Jon Jones is able to defeat Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC 235 this weekend \u2014 the oddsmakers certainly believe he will \u2014 it will open the door to more marquee matchups in the light heavyweight division, and perhaps even the heavyweight division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arguably the two biggest matchups available for a victorious Jones going forward would be a rematch with his arch rival, heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, and a showdown with former heavyweight champ and WWE star Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked which of these fights he’d prefer, Jon Jones proclaimed that a fight with Lesnar would be his preference. He’s already fought Cormier twice previously, and believes a fight with Lesnar would bring in a whole new audience of fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d take Brock Lesnar,\u201d Jones told\u00a0MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019d take Brock Lesnar because he brings in a whole different audience and people have already seen me make \u2018DC\u2019 cry twice already. I\u2019ve got nothing against that guy. Let him have his heavyweight dominance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Jones last fought in December, when he returned from a lengthy USADA-induced hiatus to rematch his long-time rival Alexander Gustafsson for the vacant light heavyweight belt. Jones won this fight via third-round TKO, reasserting himself as the true champion of the division he\u2019s cast a shadow over for so long. Unfortunately, this fight was steeped in controversy, as trace amounts of the banned substance turinabol showed up repeatedly in Jones\u2019 pre-fight drug tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The champ\u2019s next most recent fight occurred all the way back in July of 2017, when he knocked out Cormier to reclaim the light heavyweight belt. Regrettably, it was subsequently announced that he\u2019d failed a drug test, which caused his win to be overturned, and the title to be returned to Cormier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Jon Jones wins at UFC 235, who do you want to see him fight next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a> on 2\/28\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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