Figure Four Weekly 7/31/2017: Brock Lesnar vs. Jon Jones inches closer to reality

On the heels of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, another unlikely combat sports event seems to have become a genuine possibility.

Jon Jones challenged Brock Lesnar to return to the Octagon after regaining the UFC light heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier last Saturday night. “Brock Lesnar,” Jones said. “If you want to know what it feels like to get your ass kicked by a guy who weighs 40 pounds less than you, meet me in the Octagon.”

The WWE Universal Champion then responded almost immediately, telling the Associated Press that Jones should be careful what he wishes for.

Jones vs. Lesnar is far from certain, and there are many hurdles that could prevent the dream fight from becoming a reality. The most obvious of those being that Lesnar is still under a one-year suspension for drug test failures surrounding his UFC 200 cameo against Mark Hunt.

That suspension was frozen when Lesnar retired from MMA earlier this year.

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