{"id":296345,"date":"2018-12-29T08:07:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T16:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=296345"},"modified":"2018-12-29T08:07:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T16:07:46","slug":"jon-jones-explains-why-heavyweight-rematch-with-daniel-cormier-wont-be-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-explains-why-heavyweight-rematch-with-daniel-cormier-wont-be-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones explains why heavyweight rematch with Daniel Cormier won&#8217;t be happening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Jon Jones gears up for his UFC 232 rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, many fans are wondering if we might see him rematch his arch rival Daniel Cormier in the New Year \u2014 perhaps even for the heavyweight belt.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, however, any potential Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier rematch will not occur in the heavyweight division. Jones considers that Cormier&#8217;s turf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to Daniel Cormier to challenge me to get his belt back,\u201d Jon Jones told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/12\/28\/18159764\/jon-jones-says-hell-never-fight-daniel-cormier-at-heavyweight-thats-his-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cI heard that he ended up <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-relinquishes-light-heavyweight-title-to-avoid-being-stripped-says-they-can-have-it\/?fbclid=IwAR0c_gTUaa_5FOCdKwU52vq2odzYNFlXlurXL-IR-LliFcdi-sRzCdOgpbs\">relinquishing his [light heavyweight] belt<\/a>, and I think that\u2019s a good look. But at the end of the day, I know most people know that he never was the champion. Hats off to him for being the heavyweight champion of the world, but I\u2019ve been the light heavyweight champion since 2011. That\u2019s just facts. That\u2019s just facts. The belt was given to him. He has not beaten me. So, he can cancel all doubts by challenging me and really being a legit champ champ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"hzXODO\">&#8220;He\u2019s designed to be a heavyweight,&#8221; Jon Jones continued. &#8220;He\u2019s comfortable there. He naturally goes to heavyweight between every fight. That is his spot, and like I said, he makes a great heavyweight champion. Even before fighting me, he was on a tear at heavyweight. That\u2019s his zone. I have no reason to challenge him at heavyweight, because for me it\u2019s not personal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e5aGgL\">\u201cWhen he comes down to light heavyweight, it\u2019ll be personal again. And he can have what he has, I\u2019ll have what I have, and that\u2019s being the most dominant light heavyweight champion, the only light heavyweight champion since 2011.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Does a light heavyweight rematch between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier interest you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/29\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Jon Jones gears up for his UFC 232 rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, many fans are wondering if we might see him rematch his arch rival Daniel Cormier in the New Year \u2014 perhaps even for the heavyweight belt. 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