All of us puzzled if it would occur. Might we presumably hear former foe, Daniel Cormier name a Jon Jones combat? Sure, sure we’ll.
In keeping with MMA Junkie, Cormier, Jon Anik and Joe Rogan will likely be cage aspect to name the fights on Saturday for UFC 285.
Jones himself spoke of the potential second and even gave Cormier his blessing.
“DC you might be greater than welcome to commentate at my combat, I feel you might be actually good at what you do. I belief that you’d be non-biased. All the most effective brother,” Jones tweeted. He later tweeted saying, “Whoever desires to do it, completely cool with me,” Jones replied. “I really feel like I’m in an entire new chapter of my life, let bygones be bygones.”
Cormier, having caught wind of Jones’ remarks additionally addressed the likelihood.
“You guys know the way I really feel about Jones and the way we’ve got felt about one another up to now,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. “Nevertheless it leads me to this query: How do I take this? This explicit tweet, which at instances seems like a praise, but additionally might be interpreted as a little bit of a dig – contemplating at instances, individuals name me biased in my commentary and all this different stuff. … First, only for the file, I don’t really want permission to name somebody’s combat.”
He went on to go with Jones.
“I’ll be trustworthy with you, it’s type of good listening to a fighter acknowledge, that even with our historical past, he believes that I can do him justice and do the job pretty – as a result of I’ve performed it earlier than,” Cormier stated. “… It appears now that Jones is maturing. He appears to be taking a a lot totally different method to the construct to the combat and the way he’s approaching every part. Nevertheless it feels good for him to acknowledge, ‘I feel this man may do me justice.’”
Cormier and Jones fought twice, Jones received each however one win was overturned to a no-contest because of a failed drug take a look at. Jones will likely be returning to the Octagon for the primary time after a prolonged layoff to combat for the heavyweight title in his divisional debut.
