Brock Lesnar apparently wants to fight Jon Jones; Jones said he’d only embarrass the WWE star

The rumors regarding Brock Lesnar’s potential return in the UFC has reignited once again. This is despite the fact that Dana White himself confirmed that there are no plans in bringing the WWE star inside the octagon.

The source of this new rumor is Kurt Angle, a former pro wrestling star and is currently a backstage producer at the WWE. Angle claims that Brock Lesnar has expressed his interest in fighting Jon Jones.

“I know he said that he’s retired. The one fight [Brock Lesnar] wants, and I don’t know if it’s ever going to happen, but he wants to go up against Jon Jones,” Angle said.

Jones responds to the Brock Lesnar rumor

He made the statement when he sat down with ESPN in an exclusive interview. As can be expected, the Brock Lesnar claim spread like wildfire in the MMA scene until it finally reached Jones.

Bones responded via Twitter saying that he would “embarrass” the 42-year-old as the wrestler is simply too slow to pose any kind of challenge. While this may be viewed as an exaggeration by some, Brock Lesnar fighting Jones is indeed a one-sided matchup favoring the UFC star.

First of all, Jones has been active within the octagon for years and recently defeated Thiago Santos on a close decision. Brock Lesnar, on the other hand, last stepped in the cage in 2016 during UFC 200 when he faced off against Mark Hunt.

Brock Lesnar is too old to fight Jones

There’s also the fact that there’s a 10-year gap in the age of both fighters. Jones would undoubtedly exploit this extensively and work Brock Lesnar until he runs out of gas. Keep in mind that Jones is a champion, so if that match was to happen, it’s going to be a full five-round bout. At Lesnar’s age, it’s difficult to imagine if he can hang with Jones for a full 25 minutes. Assuming, of course, if he doesn’t succumb first to the blows that Bones will dish out.

There’s no denying that a fight between Jones and Brock Lesnar would create all sorts of buzz in the mix martial arts world and would entice a lot of people to watch. But at the end of the day, White’s decision will be the only thing that matters. And given that he already said that there’s no plan to have Lesnar fighting in the octagon again, it’s best to lower our expectations for the time being.