In January of 2015, an undefeated Daniel Cormier challenged his hated rival Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title. Though he put up an admirable fight against the seemingly unbeatable Jones, he would ultimately lose this fight by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n
In the two years since, Cormier and Jones have experienced very different trajectories.\u00a0Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight title for a laundry list of legal troubles, and later suspended for a brush with the United States Anti-Doping Agency<\/a>. Cormier, meanwhile, usurped the light heavyweight throne in Jones’ stead, winning it in a fight with Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, and defending it in an unforgettable war with Alexander Gustafsson.<\/p>\n While Cormier now has his sights set on a rematch with Rumble<\/a>, and Jones is still serving a USADA suspension<\/a>, their destinies seem to be tied, and a second fight between them seems inevitable. In a recent appearance on the Luke Thomas show, Cormier touched on this this fact, saying that in a perfect world, he’d just fight his rival over and over again.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to fight [Jon Jones],” he said. “I\u2019d like to fight him all the time. I\u2019ve always said that. If it was up to me I\u2019d just keep fighting him over and over again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Cormier then touched on Jones immediate future, saying it may be unwise for the former champ to jump back into the fire with an immediate title shot.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to say that he doesn\u2019t get a title shot because of who he is,” Cormier said. “For him competitively, he probably should fight somebody first because it\u2019s been so long in between fights but I just don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll be granted that opportunity. I fight in April, July is when he comes back. If he wants to fight right back in July, that would be a pretty quick turn around for me… So he would essentially have to end up waiting for me which would put him more time on the shelf, or he would try to fight before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Who do you think wins a Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones rematch? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/27\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n\n
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