Jon Jones has fired back after Kamaru Usman predicted Brock Lesnar would beat him in a hypothetical wrestling match, and his response left no room for ambiguity.
The exchange started on Usman’s Pound 4 Pound podcast, where the former welterweight champion gave Lesnar the edge in a fantasy wrestling matchup against Jones based on size and pedigree. Lesnar is a former NCAA Division I national champion from 2000 and spent time as UFC heavyweight champion before his brief MMA career wound down.
“This is an outrageous question. Who would win? Hypothetically, I would say the sheer size of Brock Lesnar and the way he wrestled,” Usman said. “Brock Lesnar wasn’t necessarily a guy ripping shots all the time, but he could wear guys down. Brock would be a bit more offensive, and trying to get a guy of that size down multiple times? I just don’t see it.”
Jones caught the clip and responded on Instagram Stories with a statement that expanded the challenge well beyond the original premise.
“@Usman84KG I’m getting my hand raised against you and Brock in the same night,” Jones wrote.
The response comes as Jones has already turned down one wrestling match proposal. Daniel Cormier recently pitched a $100,000 bet for a wrestling showdown to settle their trilogy after the two rekindled their rivalry as opposing coaches on the ALF Reality show. Jones rejected it publicly, stating Cormier has already had his chance.
Jones’ future in combat sports remains uncertain following his recent walkback of a retirement announcement. Lesnar appeared to retire from professional wrestling at WrestleMania 42, though insiders at WWE believe his in-ring career may not be fully over.