Daniel Cormier has as soon as extra reignited his long-running feud with Jon Jones, and the bitterness now appears endless. The pair share one of the heated rivalries in UFC historical past, which began again in 2015.
Cormier has unfinished enterprise and subsequently desires to combat Jones a 3rd time.
‘DC’ retired in 2020. Alternatively, Jones introduced his retirement in 2025 however later got here out of retirement to combat on the UFC White Home occasion on June 14, 2026. Nevertheless, the UFC head brass has not seconded Jones’ idea to combat on this once-in-a-lifetime card.
Cormier and Jones met twice within the octagon. Of their first bout at UFC 182 in 2015, Jones gained by unanimous choice. In 2017, at UFC 214, the pair ran it again, and ‘Bones’ bought a TKO victory after catching Cormier with a head kick after which ending him with floor and pound. Nevertheless, the second bout was later dominated a no-contest when Jones examined optimistic for a banned substance named Oral Turinabol, which is an anabolic steroid.
‘DC,’ now 46 years outdated, has known as for a wrestling match towards Jones underneath the RAF (Actual American Freestyle) banner. Throughout a recent conversation with Ben Askren, he mentioned:
I’m telling you, Actual American Freestyle goes to see me and Jon Jones in some unspecified time in the future, and I’m going to kick his ass such as you would by no means consider. As a result of guess what, I nonetheless shoot. I nonetheless prepare wrestlers each single day.”
Take a look at Daniel Cormier’s feedback beneath:
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier to function opposing coaches on actuality present
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will function opposing coaches on the ALF World Actuality present, which is unofficially the Russian model of The Final Fighter. Jones served as a coach within the earlier installment of this actuality present reverse Nate Diaz.
Filming of this present is predicted to start within the coming weeks. In the meantime, forward of that, ‘DC’ and ‘Bones’ confronted off for the primary time since 2017.
Verify the faceoff beneath:
