Daniel Cormier claps again at Jon Jones for dismissing UFC title run

It’s been years, however Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones nonetheless discover methods to take jabs at one another.

This time it was UFC heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), who used Cormier for instance when dismissing Tom Aspinall’s present interim title.

“UFC is a superb firm, did what they needed to do to avoid wasting the occasion,” Jones wrote final week on X in response to a fan remark. “However I do agree with you, it undoubtedly confused a bunch of UK followers, acquired them entitled pondering their boy actually is the champion. It jogs my memory of when DC was the ‘champion’ throughout my absence.”

UFC is a superb firm, did what they needed to do to avoid wasting the occasion. However I do agree with you, it undoubtedly confused a bunch of UK followers, acquired them entitled pondering their boy actually is the champion. It jogs my memory of when DC was the “champion” throughout my absence.

— BONY (@JonnyBones) Could 9, 2024

After Jones retained his 205-pound title towards Cormier at UFC 182, he was later stripped for his involvement in a hit-and-run. Because of this, Cormier fought Anthony Johnson for the vacant title at UFC 187, submitting “Rumble” to develop into champion. Cormier then efficiently defended his belt towards Alexander Gustafsson.

Within the meantime, Jones beat Ovince Saint Preux to say the interim title at UFC 197 however was stripped as soon as once more after failing one other drug check. Cormier would go on to notch one other title protection by beating Johnson a second time, organising s extremely anticipated rematch with Jones. Cormier was knocked out at UFC 214, however as soon as once more Jones can be stripped of his belt after testing constructive for a turinabol metabolite, which reinstated Cormier as champion.

Cormier mentioned his state of affairs can’t be in contrast with Aspinall’s.

“That’s not an actual indication of what was occurring,” Cormier mentioned on his YouTube channel in response to Jones. “Look, guys, Jon is out as a result of harm, so Tom Aspinall is now the champion. I get that. However that’s not what was occurring when he and I had been combating. He misrepresented what the state of affairs was. Tom Aspinall just isn’t the champion due to his absence, a lot. Tom Aspinall is the champion as a result of he was accessible, gained the belt when Jon acquired damage. He beat me, so possibly I wouldn’t have been the champ?

“However he disqualified himself. It’s two totally different conditions as a result of proper now he injured himself. With me, it was him getting caught doing issues he’s not purported to after which getting stripped and brought out of the competitors. Whereas it might appear the identical, it’s not the identical. He was incapable of competing after I was the champion. He was not allowed to compete, not as a result of harm, as a result of unlawful substances discovered inside his physique. That’s simply the reality.”

Cormier gained’t be faulted for Jones’ mishaps, which led to his title run.

“That’s my response,” Cormier mentioned. “Jones, it wasn’t the identical factor, bud. So irrespective of how rapidly you might be, and the magician you might be at manipulating and saying this and the opposite, that’s not the case. It was totally different. You couldn’t compete at any time when I used to be combating. You couldn’t. You couldn’t decide that you simply had been going to go and combat. I used to be the champion, for a extremely very long time, which is form of loopy.”