Daniel Cormier hits back at Jon Jones over claim about his fighting level

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Daniel Cormier hits back at Jon Jones over claim about his fighting level

Daniel Cormier hits back at Jon Jones over claim about his fighting level

Jon Jones recently revisited his history with Daniel Cormier, and it didn’t take long for Cormier to fire back. The UFC is set to release a new TV show next month focusing on the greatest rivalries in the promotion’s history.

Daniel Cormier hits back at Jon Jones over claim about his fighting level

Jon Jones recently revisited his history with Daniel Cormier, and it didn’t take long for Cormier to fire back. The UFC is set to release a new TV show next month focusing on the greatest rivalries in the promotion’s history.

Jon Jones just can't help stirring the pot—and Daniel Cormier is more than ready to stir right back.

As the UFC gears up to launch a new TV show next month spotlighting the promotion's greatest rivalries, the tension between these two former champions is as fiery as ever. While the A&E double-header won't feature their legendary feud, no real conversation about iconic UFC matchups is complete without Jones and Cormier—two men who've held both heavyweight and light heavyweight gold.

The latest flare-up came when Jones, during an episode of 'ALF Reality', ranked his toughest opponents. He's long called Alexander Gustafsson his hardest fight, and this time he added that his razor-thin decision win over Dominick Reyes was tougher than either of his two bouts with Cormier. That didn't sit well with DC.

"This is crazy," Cormier fired back, before mimicking injections all over his body—a pointed jab at Jones' history with failed drug tests. "I might be the third one, but I'm the only one."

The exchange began when Jones downplayed the rivalry entirely. "I feel like everyone feels as if we have a big rivalry," Jones said. "Rivalry usually happens when one person is one and one person is one. I have two. There's no rivalry. Not even is there no rivalry, he's not even my toughest opponent."

But the history books tell a more complicated story. Yes, Jones won their first meeting. But his victory in the rematch was later overturned after he tested positive for a banned substance—a fact that fuels Cormier's fire to this day.

For fans of combat sports, this is the kind of bad blood that makes the UFC unforgettable. Whether you're Team Jones or Team DC, one thing is clear: this rivalry is far from over.

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