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Junior dos Santos is not a fan of the proposed heavyweight match-up between Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar.

Count former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos among those who don’t want to see Daniel Cormier defend his title against Brock Lesnar.

Cormier, the reigning heavyweight champ, seems willing to sit out and wait for a ‘super-fight’ against Lesnar rather than defend his title against a more deserving contender.

Speaking on the UFC Wichita post-fight show following his second round knockout of Derrick Lewis on Saturday, dos Santos said a Cormier-Lesnar fight just ‘doesn’t make sense.’

“For sure, not Brock Lesnar,” dos Santos said, per MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi. “It doesn’t make sense. … No, no, I’m a fan.