Junior Dos Santos Is ‘Almost Certain’ Brock Lesnar Won’t Be Clean For UFC Return

Junior Dos Santos spoke with media on Wednesday (via MMA Fighting) about Brock Lesnar’s UFC return and upcoming fight with Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight title. Highlights are below:

On Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC: ”The return of Brock Lesnar didn’t surprise me. What surprised me was Cormier, a two-division champion living the moment he was living, the most special moment of his career, calling out Brock Lesnar inside the Octagon. I didn’t understand it, actually. I was shocked with the situation, it became theatrical. It was kind of ridiculous.”

On the post-UFC 226 press conference giving him context: ”I was watching the press conference later and he was explaining that Brock Lesnar is a guy that sells a lot of pay-per-view. So it will be a fight that involves a lot of money for him as well, and he’s getting an easy fight… Not that it’s easy, but it’s an easier fight with a lot to gain financially.”

On Lesnar not deserving the fight: “That doesn’t matter much; if people wanna see it, the UFC has to make it…That’s completely unfair, but we know that rankings don’t work in the UFC. Rankings are based on a weird policy, but it’s not cool to see Brock Lesnar skipping the line especially because he didn’t stop fighting because he chose to, he failed a drug test for something he has always used, you can clearly see it. He was cut by USADA and now he returns like it’s something positive, but it’s not. He adds nothing to the sport. He’s a guy that cheats. The only benefit he brings is that people really like watching him, that big guy.”

On Lesnar’s anti-doping violation: “I’ve learned that those who use those types of performance drugs can’t stay without them because they don’t produce testosterone the way they did, they don’t produce HGH they way they should, and many other hormones. To compete at high level, these guys can’t do without it. I don’t know what will be his strategy, but it’s almost certain that he won’t be clean.”