Cormier puts feud with Jones aside and surrenders to rival: 'Best in history'

Cormier is the lineal light heavyweight champion. Photo: Disclosure

Despite experiencing one of the biggest rivalries in current MMA with Jon Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier Don't let enmity speak louder when it comes to recognizing the deeds of your enemies. In an interview, DC reinforced personal problems with Jones, but assured that the former owner of the 93 kg division title is the greatest fighter mixed martial arts has ever seen in its history.

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“I never minimize what Jones is to the sport and what he has been to this sport. As a competitor, I have to be honest with myself, this fight will be too difficult for Ovince. He's obviously a big, long guy who might cause some problems for most people, but Jon is who he is for a reason. He is the greatest fighter to have donned a pair of gloves. This is going to be a very tough fight for Ovince, a very, very difficult task for him”, said the light heavyweight champion, on the website of the North American channel “FOX Sports”.

In addition, DC also guaranteed that it will follow the fight between Jones and Ovince St Preux at UFC 197, but he doesn't expect to repeat OSP's strategy in the octagon. ““I’ll be watching. Obviously, Ovince and I are two different fighters. If I were tall like him, Jon's advantage over me wouldn't be as big. I'll be watching, but not necessarily with the idea that I'll be able to do things that Ovince can do. I'm going to watch more to see how Jon competes after being away for so long. I can only watch as a spectator. That's all I can say. I can't go in there and fight, so I'm going to watch as a spectator and try to make the most of it. I’ll try to see if he does anything different, see if there’s anything I can explore when we meet,” he concluded.

Jon Jones e Ovince St Preux they duel for the interim light heavyweight title on April 23, in Las Vegas (USA), in the main fight of UFC 197. The winner of the duel will challenge Daneil Cormier in the title unification, in a fight with no date yet to be held.