“The reality of it is we all know DC needs this fight just as bad as anyone does. Jon doesn’t need to fight DC for anything, the only thing that Jon needs to fight DC for is to get the belt back around his waist and be called the champion again by the UFC and the reporters,” Kawa said. “In reality, in our hearts and everything, we understand that we never lost that belt.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHe continued:<\/p>\n
“We understand that he’s the greatest of all time, in my opinion, he’s the greatest of all time. He’s the greatest fighter I’ve ever seen fight. The string of people he’s beaten, including Daniel Cormier — and I think Daniel Cormier will go down as one of the greatest as well — so a lot of respect towards Daniel Cormier. I think he’s a phenomenal fighter, he’s just not better than Jon.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nDo you agree with Kawa that Jon Jones is already the best fighter of all time? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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