Tuesday, April 5

Daniel Cormier Responds to Jon Jones' Comments

UFC fighter Daniel Cormier apparently did not appreciate that Jon Jones called him a coward when he appeared on The MMA Hour on Monday (h/t Shaun Al-Shatti of MMAFighting.com).   

Cormier took to Twitter to let his opinions be heard in a rant that included more than just the two tweets below (warning: tweets contain NSFW language):

Jones' comments came after Cormier offered on The MMA Hour to assist Ovince Saint Preux in his preparation for a battle against Jones at UFC 197 on April 23. Saint Preux passed on the invitation, but Jones still seemed to take issue with the offer (h/t Al-Shatti):

[Cormier] is an absolute coward who will never beat me. And I say that not from an arrogant place. I say that from a place where, me getting my belt back, it means everything to me. That belt right now is a big part of my life. It means everything to me. Me losing to OSP should be the last thing that [Cormier] would want, because if I were to somehow lose, that means he doesn't get to avenge his only loss.

Jones appeared to have some fun with Cormier’s anger:

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