Jon Jones' rival, Cormier sends a message to the champion: 'Good luck with your rehabilitation'

D. Cormier (right) left animosities aside to support J. Jones (left). Photo: Brandon Magnus/UFC

Jon Jones e Daniel Cormier They had, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most intense UFC rivalries in recent times. However, faced with the dilemma experienced by the champion, who announced on Tuesday night (06) his admission to a rehabilitation clinic after being caught in an anti-doping test for cocaine use, Cormier left the feud between them aside and showed solidarity. .

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“I'm aware of Jon's examination and if there's anything to be said it's this: there are a lot of people you've impacted, so stick together. Good luck in your rehabilitation”, said the champion’s last opponent in the Octagon, according to the North American website “Yahoo!Sports”.

Caught in an anti-doping test carried out on December 4th with benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine, Jon Jones was kept on the UFC 182 card, in which he faced Daniel Cormier, because this is not a substance banned by the International Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) outside the competition period.

On January 3rd, at the MGM Grand Garden, Jones won Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision of the judges after five very busy rounds and retained his belt for the eighth consecutive time, a record in the light heavyweight category. With the triumph, “Bones”, as he is known, also remained at the top of the weight-for-weight ranking, which does not take categories into account.

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