Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Cormier Fight Odds Released After Wild UFC Confrontation

UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has opened as the 69-100 favourite to beat Brock Lesnar in a potential showdown between the two following their confrontation at UFC 226 on Saturday.

Lesnar confronted Cormier in the Octagon following the latter's defeat of Stipe Miocic at the T-Mobile Arena in Nevada. Should they meet, Cormier is the favourite, according to OddsShark.

As for Lesnar, he has opened at 23-20, though before a fight between the pair can happen, he must re-enter USADA's drug-testing pool and serve the remaining six months of the suspension he received after testing positive for clomiphene at UFC 200.

Following his first-round knockout of Miocic, Cormier called out Lesnar, prompting a heated confrontation:

Lesnar cannot fight until at least January because of his suspension, while Cormier, 39, has set a firm retirement deadline of his 40th birthday on March 20.

UFC President Dana White said there will be a fight between the two, per MMAFighting.com:

Cormier insisted Lesnar be clean for their meeting in the Octagon, per ESPN.com's Chamatkar Sandhu:

DC's second fight with Jon Jones was changed to a no-contest after his opponent tested positive for the steroid Turinabol.

Lesnar has the size advantage over Cormier, but UFC star Tatiana Suarez doubted he can beat the newly crowned two-weight champion:

Since the loss in his second fight with Jones was overturned, Cormier's only official setback was in the pair's first meeting. He's 21-1 in MMA.

By contrast, Lesnar's last three fights were losses to Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem in 2010 and 2011 and a win over Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in 2016 that was overturned to a no-contest.

Given Lesnar (5-3) otherwise hasn't won a fight since forcing a submission by Shane Carwin in 2010, it's hardly surprising DC is the early favourite.