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Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have still been jabbing<\/a> at each other even after Cormier had to pull out of their UFC 197 title fight due to an injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former champion, Jon Jones spoke with MMA Junkie<\/a> about the current champion Cormier and his new opponent, Ovince Saint Preux.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes it harder for \u2018DC\u2019 to sell that he\u2019s not at least nervous,\u201d Jones told MMAjunkie. \u201c\u2018DC\u2019 can say, \u2018I\u2019m not scared. I\u2019m not nervous.\u2019 But when you offer to pay and fly Ovince Saint Preux out to train him to beat me, it\u2019s just \u2013 he showed his true colors. He showed he is nervous and that if Ovince Saint Preux were to win, it would be the greatest day of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Cormier offered to help “OSP” prepare for the fight with Jones, the current champ posted some comments on twitter<\/a> that implied that “OSP” wasn’t much of a threat in the Octagon. Jones, however, is taking the opposite approach to the UFC light heavyweight interim title fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery fighter is a new challenge you\u2019ve never seen before, for the most part,\u201d he said. \u201cThey zigzag and react a little differently. I knew nothing about him a few days ago, but I\u2019ve been studying him nonstop. I feel like I know him pretty well now, studying his character, studying his fighting skills. I respect him. He seems like a good person, a hard worker. He\u2019s young in the sport, ambitious and is taking the opportunity of a lifetime. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to give it all he\u2019s got. Me being a veteran I know the importance of not underestimating. I\u2019m not going to underestimate him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones also said that if the fight goes well against Saint Preux and doesn’t come out with any injuries, he would love to be on either the UFC 200 card or the UFC’s first event in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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