Whereas many take into account Jon Jones to be the best fighter to ever grace the game of combined martial arts, Daniel Cormier displayed disgust after listening to of the Michael Jordan comparisons.
‘Bones’ has lengthy been on the pinnacle of MMA and is regarded by most to be within the sport’s GOAT dialog. Regardless of possessing one in every of, if not thee, greatest resume of all time, ‘DC’ is not keen on the comparisons being given to his long-term rival.
Making an look on the Pound 4 Pound Podcast, Daniel Cormier was angered by a remark made by Kamaru Usman.
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ likened Jon Jones to NBA’s Michael Jordan, forcing a response out of Cormier.
“In case you would have mentioned that [Jones is the Michael Jordan of MMA], I used to be leaving,” Cormier mentioned.
“No, he is not. I am about to go away. You achieved with the interview? Do you simply need to be achieved?”
After Usman doubled down on his perception that Jon Jones is MMA’s Jordan, Daniel Cormier analyzed why he sees it in another way.
“Jon Jones has achieved a lot, however due to all the opposite stuff, it is exhausting to place him in that rarefied air.”
“If Michael Jordan was doing unlawful stuff, we do not find out about it. I am unable to choose him. Georges St-Pierre, cannot choose him.”
“There shall be an individual that comes alongside that folks will say replaces Jon Jones as the best of all time.”
“Jordan left a legacy that’s so sturdy. Now we have seen LeBron James do what he did. Now we have seen Kobe [Bryant] do what he did, they usually’re nonetheless unwilling to say they’re higher.”
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Relationship again to Jon Jones’ reign of terror within the mild heavyweight division, he has been locked in a feud with Daniel Cormier.
The pair will probably by no means get alongside, and that solely provides to a rivalry thought of among the finest the UFC has ever seen.
Watch Daniel Cormier speak about Jon Jones and extra within the full interview beneath.
