While some of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community is enraged that Brock Lesnar gets to waltz into the Octagon and possibly challenge Daniel Cormier for the Heavyweight title after a failed drug test and not having an official win on his record since 2010, Junior dos Santos gets it.

Appearing on The Ariel Helwani MMA Show, “Cigano” admitted it is rather “weird” to see Lesnar get first dibs at yanking “DC” from his new throne. But at the end of the day, he understands the type of money magnet Lesnar is, which is why he doesn’t blame “DC” for calling him out, as he would’ve done the same thing had he been in his shoes.

He breaks it down:

“Man that’s weird because he wasn’t competing. But we have to see this fact: Cormier won the heavyweight title and now he is the champion of two divisions. And he was the guy who invited Brock Lesnar to step in the cage. So if the two-division champion invites you to the cage, almost challenging you...so it was kind of strange. But I understand Daniel Cormier and probably if I was in his shoes I probably would do the same. Somehow people love to see Brock Lesnar fight. People love to see that huge guy and they pay for it. So that’s why UFC wants to do that kind of fight, people want to see it. So I am understanding more what’s happening in this scenario.”

Junior was set to face Lesnar way back in 2011 but the WWE superstar was forced out of the heavyweight bout due to his battle with diverticulitis. As far as getting the opportunity to face Brock now that he’s back, “JDS” is all for it, but is aware of the fact that Brock could be returning for the sole purpose of winning the title before bouncing again.

As for a much more realistic showdown, “Cigano” says he wouldn’t be opposed to facing former title contender Francis Ngannou, who just so happened to call out the Brazilian bomber on the same day.

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