UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier came to the defense of Jon Jones after Dana White had closed his hope of the White House.
Jon Jones returned the course to his abrupt UFC pension when he announced his intention to return to the Octagon next year for the planned event of the promotion in the White House. A potential confrontation between Jones and newly crowned undisputed heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall was back on the table when Jones seemed serious about a comeback.
But UFC CEO Dana White closed the plans of Jones to give the upcoming white house event of the promotion at the UFC 318 Post-Fight Press Conference.
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Daniel Cormier defends Jon Jones despite recent inflatable on social media
At the press, White said that he 'cannot risk' Jones on top of the map because of the earlier violations of the UFC legend outside the Octagon. Jones seemed to take the comments from White and remained optimistic about following next year to the cage.
In the midst of White's current hesitation to place Jones as headliner of the Witte Huiskaart, Jones received a shocking defense of his greatest rival of all time.
During a recent episode of Good Guy/Bad Guy, Daniel Cormier shared a surprising view of White's comments about Jones.
“The history of Jon Jones, that he doesn't do it is the reason why Dana said that. But in the end, and I just have to speak the truth, in more cases than not, he has come,” Cormier said about Jones.
“In more cases than not, because that happened with [Chael Sonnen]He's up. When he and I had to fight at UFC 200, it didn't happen, and then he showed up UFC 214 and fought. Besides that, he is a bit showing up, “Cormier continued.” So they gave him opportunities, even after he was told that he would never head again … What if you fade to black, he says, “I'm ready”, that's the worries to put that belt on him.
“Especially when Tom goes into a tear, two fights wins, and it is” oh my God, Tom Aspinall is the next big UFC champion, “and then Jones possibly beats him and stops terrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible.”
Jones has not fought anymore since he was completed at UFC 309 on UFC 309 on UFC 309 on UFC 309 on UFC 309. He and the UFC were in conversation for months to make the Aspinall fight a reality, but Jones's pension boomed the fight and promoted Aspinall to undisputed heavyweight champion.
Cormier's attitude is especially surprising, since Jones houses their feud in a recent social media.
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During the UFC 318-way show, Cormier raised eyebrows when he hinted during a dream fight with Jones in his house and said that he would like to be the chance to 'kill' his enemy. Jones did not friendly went to Cormier's comments and went on his dual UFC enemy in a series of tweets.
In recent years, tensions seemed to dampen between Jones and Cormier, especially after Cormier hung up the gloves in 2020. The two shared some cordial interactions while Jones was an active hunter, and during Cormier's UFC Analyst performance.
But things have made a turn between Jones and Cormier in recent days. Years of their last confrontation in the Octagon, things remain tense between the two lifelong opponents.