When it comes to legendary and long -term lapel in the UFC; There is only a handful of career brivations that can correspond to the intensity and bitterness of Daniel Cormier versus Jon Jones.
Even after all these years there is still a considerable amount of resentment between the two UFC legends – but that does not mean that both athlete here and there are a rare compliment.
While Daniel Cormier adorned the UFC 312 podium alongside various popular UFC stars, DC would reveal where Jon Jones is on the list of 'Hardest-Hitters' that he once confronted in the Octagon.
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Daniel Cormier and colleague UFC icon call career hardest batters
During the UFC 312 question and answer press conference, Cormier was accompanied by former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, former champion Vederweight Alexander Volkanovski, heavyweight superstar Tai Tuivasa and Welterweight striking Jack della Maddalena.
The question of the crowd was simple: during their respective career in the UFC, which hunter hit the most difficult for them?
“Yes, it is very difficult to answer, but Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler,” said Charles Oliveira, before he called himself the most difficult batter in the lightweight division.
“You know, when I fought against Justin Gaethje, they said he is the man who is the most difficult, but when I hit him, he folded … The man who gets the most difficult, I am. I am the problem in this division and I also go for BMF, I am the one who does it! “
Tai Tuivasa called both his father and the Russian Juggernaut Sergei Pavlovich, laughing: “He has me good, so I will give him it.”
Alexander Volkanovski replied: 'I would probably say [Ilia] Topuria when I remembered it, I leave it, “while Jack della Maddalena called” Durinho “as his most difficult batter.
“Gilbert Burns kicked me in and broke it, so he did pretty well.”
Eventually it was time for Cormier to answer the curious question, with Tuivasa giggling to the former double champion before he even started.
“You know, to be honest, I was only eliminated once, so probably the man who kicked me in the head … But to be honest, the most difficult puncher was probably Derrick Lewis or one of those heavyweights, those guys were big – but It was Jones in terms of the kick. '
Daniel Cormier compares Jon Jones Feud with Adesanya Whittaker Bromance
Earlier this year, the global MMA community was sent in a rowing when former enemies Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker met to help Adesanya train for Nassourdine Imavov.
In an episode of Good Guy/Bad Guy, Cormier would acknowledge that although it is “great” to see two former rivals working together, he just couldn't have done something like that with Jon Jones.
“I think it's great, I just don't know if I could ever have done it. It is temporary, Jones and I, it's not like before. We can now be honest in the same area and be warm, it is not what it used to be where we would just fight everywhere.
“I don't need that vague feeling. I don't hate that Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have picked their beef and they laugh, a joke – but if Evander never forgiven him because he had bitten his ear, I would have had no problem with it. Sometimes rivalry have to live. '
Adesanya suffered a Schokko loss by Imavov last weekend.
'I don't know [Adesanya and Whittaker] Had that kind of rivalry, and that's why I am fine that they are friends, “continued the former UFC Double Champion.
“They didn't like each other right now because they both wanted the same thing so badly. As soon as that thing is not available for one of them at the moment … The thing that divided them is now a bit aside and they can pass there … [But] I love my rivalry to last a long time. “
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 goes down this weekend, live from Australia.
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