Jon Jones faced an extended list of former champions and legends during his incredible profession.
Sharing the Octagon with many fellow all-time greats is one among the the reason why his run is held in such high regard.
While Jones’ long-standing rivalry with Daniel Cormier has continued, there was one moment where it appeared to be done and dusted.
UFC 214 took place on at the present time in 2017 where within the principal event, Jones finished Cormier before the result was overturned.
His performance may not be as celebrated but on the time, ‘Bones’ was on top of the game and he used his highlight to call for what would’ve been one among the most important fights in UFC history.
Brock Lesnar warned Jon Jones minutes after his UFC 214 callout
During his post-fight interview at UFC 214 in Anaheim, California, Jon Jones took a moment to thank Daniel Cormier before attempting to console his emotional rival.
‘Bones’ then retook control of the microphone to make one last point, calling out former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
“Brock Lesnar, if you ought to know what it seems like to get your a– kicked by a man who weighs 40 kilos lower than you, meet me within the Octagon.”
The WWE superstar had controversially returned to the Octagon at UFC 200 the previous yr where he defeated Mark Hunt before the result was overturned to a no contest attributable to him testing positive for a banned substance.
Having already exchanged some comments during fight week for UFC 214, it took a matter of minutes for Lesnar to share his response to Jones.
Lesnar issued the sunshine heavyweight champion a threat when chatting with Associated Press shortly after the principal event had ended.
“Watch out what you would like for, young man.”
Dana White downplayed the joy surrounding a possible fight between Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar
Speaking on the post-fight press conference following UFC 214, Dana White was asked about Jon Jones’ callout of Brock Lesnar and whether the matchup could occur.
He revealed that Lesnar had already responded via the aforementioned Associated Press interview, but downplayed any excitement surrounding it attributable to the form of timeframe that the fight would have.
“I don’t know… Listen, Lesnar would take six months for him to even undergo USADA to fight. So, it’s fun to discuss but the fact of it happening anytime soon shouldn’t be a reality.”
Lesnar later made an appearance at UFC 226 where he shared a heated moment contained in the Octagon with Daniel Cormier, though nothing ever got here of this and the previous champion hasn’t competed since UFC 200.