Jon Jones Says Daniel Cormier Can Beat Brock Lesnar In Title Fight

In an interview with a Russian news outlet (via MMA Junkie), Jon Jones revealed that he’s picking Daniel Cormier to defeat Brock Lesnar when the two meet for the UFC heavyweight title early next year. Here are highlights:

On who will win: “I’m definitely very excited to see Cormier fight Brock Lesnar. I think Daniel Cormier wins the fight. He’s just too fast. I feel like when I fought him he was quicker than me with certain combinations. I can only imagine he’s going to be a lot quicker than Brock Lesnar.”

On if he could beat Cormier at heavyweight: “I think fighting Daniel Cormier at heavyweight would be a bigger challenge. He’s more comfortable there. His body type, that’s where he wants to be. He wants to be big. I think he would be a tougher fight at heavyweight, but I still believe I would win. I believe I have his number. I know how to beat him.”