Daniel Cormier doesn’t assume Jon Jones needs to be ranked prime pound-for-pound
Jon Jones returned after three years away from competitors to defeat Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship at UFC 285 on March 4 in Las Vegas.
Following the win, Jones returned to the No. 1 spot within the UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings, however former two division champion Daniel Cormier disagrees with Jones’ rating.
“I feel it’s actually exhausting to argue the best of all time when Jones has now gone as much as heavyweight and gained the championship due to what he did at gentle heavyweight,” Cormier stated of Jones’ place within the GOAT dialog throughout the DC & RC Present.
“I don’t, for my opinion, consider that he needs to be primary pound-for-pound,” stated Cormier of Jones’ prime pound-for-pound rating. “I feel Alexander Volkanovski ought to nonetheless keep there. I don’t assume he needs to be the primary pound-for-pound fighter on this planet, however I’ve no concern with it if folks have voted that.”
When Jones stepped away from competitors in 2020, he was the highest ranked pound-for-pound fighter on this planet. He occupied that spot for an additional seven months earlier than Khabib Nurmagomedov was voted to the No. 1 place.
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