Daniel Cormier is going to have to accept that Jon Jones is someone he's going to be talking about for the rest of his life. The former UFC light heavyweight champion recently spoke about the next fight to make for him.
Daniel Cormier recently spoke about the UFC's heavyweight division and what should happen next. With Francis Ngannou potentially out for the rest of the year, he has an idea for Jon Jones.
“I think we’ll see another interim title,” Cormier said on his ESPN show “DC & RC.” “For me, what makes sense for that interim title is Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones. I think you put those two together and then no matter who wins, when Francis comes back, you have a massive fight waiting for you.”
Stipe Miocic vs Jon Jones is the fight Daniel Cormier believes makes the most sense for both men and the UFC. It's a fight that was talked about when both men were champions of their respective divisions.
“With Miocic, I think it’s time to give him some respect,” Cormier said. “If there’s going to be an interim title, they can’t not do it with Miocic.”
He continued, “If Stipe Miocic fights anyone, he’s as tough, he’s as durable, and he is as good as anybody in the heavyweight division. Him and Jon Jones, that was a fight that people were pining for whenever Jon Jones was the champion and Stipe was the champion. So now you make that for the interim title fight, and you also allow for people to see whether or not Jon Jones can compete at 265 pounds.”
The fight makes a lot of sense for both men because they also have a UFC belt on the line. A fight this big needs to be for a belt, and stripping Francis Ngannou wouldn't be fair for anyone.
“The reality is this, though: If Jon Jones fights at heavyweight, you want a belt on the line,” Cormier said. “You don’t want him just fighting. I used to think that, ‘Oh, put him against Curtis Blaydes or somebody else. No, you put him in a fight where if he wins, the end visual is the belt getting strapped on him, even if it’s an interim title because then it just elevates the next fight.
“So I think Stipe-Jones is the fight to make, and I can see a world where Ciryl Gane fights against Curtis Blaydes. The heavyweight division is interesting right now, and the champion being away doesn’t really hurt it all that much.”
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