Daniel Cormier lately defined why his rivalry with Jon Jones by no means crossed the road as Conor McGregor’s did with Khabib Nurmagomedov and DC’s crew.
The rivalry between McGregor and Nurmagomedov was private. A boatload of incidents spilled outdoors of preventing, with the bus incident being essentially the most infamous of the lot. To this present day, the 2 fighters by no means get alongside.
Shedding gentle on the identical in a current interview was Nurmagomedov’s good friend and former teammate Daniel Cormier. The previous two-division champ, talking to ALF International (in an interview that has now been deleted from YouTube), acknowledged why nothing would come near how hate-fueled and nasty the rivalry with McGregor was (nonetheless is).
I believe that McGregor went too a method completely different degree. He spoke about household, he spoke about faith, and all these different issues which might be off-limits. I do know my brothers…There is no such thing as a getting back from that. He couldn’t do what I did with Jon Jones on this present. Khabib would wish to wring his neck, and so does everyone else…McGregor did some bullsh*t man. It’s unhealthy. It was unhealthy, and that’s why he has no relationship with any of these guys and us.
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Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones Fought Twice; Khabib Nurmagomedov And Conor McGregor lit up UFC 229
Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones first fought in January 2015. Cormier, who was the challenger, misplaced the struggle by way of unanimous choice, which was additionally his first loss in his MMA profession.
30 months later, Cormier took on Jones, this time as the sunshine heavyweight champion. A head kick, adopted by punches from Jones, ended DC’s reign because the 205lbs champion earlier than the struggle was deemed a no-contest after ‘Bones’ examined constructive for a turinabol metabolite. The rivalry ended with a win for Jones and 1 no-contest.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, in the meantime, confronted off at UFC 229, after months of disdain and rivalry loaded with violent intentions. The Russian made McGregor faucet within the fourth spherical by way of a neck crank to win the UFC light-weight belt.
