Jon Jones plans to ‘pray’ for Daniel Cormier after the UFC legend’s latest GOAT tackle longtime teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov.
UFC legends Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will seemingly by no means enhance, regardless of being years eliminated from their two fights contained in the Octagon. Their historic rivalry reignited after Jones and Cormier hung out teaching towards one another on a Russian spinoff of The Final Fighter, by way of ALF International.
The 2 former rivals lately traded barbs after Jones claimed that Cormier instructed him that their feud was ‘price an excessive amount of cash to finish’. Cormier vehemently denied the allegations in a prolonged YouTube add.
But it surely’s Cormier’s newest feedback, crowning Khabib Nurmagomedov because the UFC’s best fighter, which have refueled the hearth behind the Jones-Cormier rivalry.
Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier commerce barbs over Khabib Nurmagomedov GOAT take
In a latest interview on behalf of ALF International, Cormier raised eyebrows when requested about placing Nurmagomedov over Jones because the UFC GOAT.
“Jon Jones, for nearly as good as he’s, has one loss. Why? As a result of he made a mistake,” Cormier mentioned of Jones.
“Khabib dominated and by no means made a mistake. By no means obtained himself disqualified…by no means made errors. I don’t know why extra individuals share this opinion.”
In a latest Instagram remark, Jones responded to Cormier’s latest interview.
“I began within the UFC so early that I didn’t even know what the principles have been. The evening I fought Matt was the primary evening I had ever even heard the time period “12-to-6.” Actually, my complete profession has been in the principle occasion, preventing for a world title,” Jones responded to Cormier.
“My brother, Daniel Cormier, your jealousy runs so deep by your blood. I truthfully pray that the nice Lord heals you out of your envy and that, in the future, you received’t really feel the necessity to do interviews like this. Till then, it’s flattering to see the fervour you’ve relating to me.”
Nurmagomedov and Cormier entered the UFC Corridor of Fame in 2022 in the identical induction class. In the meantime, Jones is predicted to hitch them within the coming years, after retiring from Blended Martial Arts in 2025.
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