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Junior dos Santos: Jon Jones challenging Daniel Cormier at heavyweight makes more sense than Brock Lesnar

Junior dos Santos can name a number of potential deserving title contenders for UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. That list does not include Brock Lesnar.

Dos Santos, the former heavyweight champ, was unequivocal of his criticism of the possibility of Lesnar returning to the UFC after three years and getting an immediate title shot against Cormier on Saturday night. “Cigano” bashed that idea on the UFC Wichita post-fight show on ESPN+, after dispatching Derrick Lewis by second-round TKO.

“For sure, not Brock Lesnar,” dos Santos said when asked about the potential next challenger for Cormier.