Brock Lesnar a betting favourite against Emelianenko, underdog to Jon Jones

01 September 2020

Brock Lesnar being a free agent has resulted in a long list of rumors about his potential return to the UFC. The 43-year-old last fought back in UFC 200 against Mark Hunt in 2016 in a fight that was ruled No-Contest by the Nevada Athletic Commission after Lesnar was tested positive for a banned substance.

Lesnar then went on to have a run in the WWE and now, he is back in free agency and his suspension is over as well. A lot of matchmaking rumors have been floating around as far as his return is concerned and two names that came up were Fedor Emelianenko and Jon Jones.

According to MMA Fighting, The odd makers see Brock Lesnar as a favorite in a potential fight against Fedor Emelianenko while he is considered to be an underdog if he goes up against Jon Jones. In the case of Jones, Jones is a 3-1 favorite when the case with Emelianenko is a bit closer as Lesnar came in at -135 when Emelianenko came in at +105.

The likes of Daniel Cormier, Brandon Vera, Francis Ngannou are also included in the possible list along with the potential professional wrestling challenges such as Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, and Jon Moxley among others.

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