After UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones very publicly declared he had suffered a nasty cut ahead of their title bout at UFC 178, Daniel Cormier chided Jones for revealing the incident.
September 27th I’m gonna put so many of these on ur face @jonnybones. I can’t wait everyday I’m dreaming and thinking of you. And I’m gonna take u down and grind my elbow into that cut you got today. Put a bullseye on that thing. Some things should remain private. DC
Jones responded to Cormier, saying he’s heard it all before.
‘His hands are too fast.’ ‘His Jiu Jitsu is too good.’ ‘His wrestling is too good.’ ‘He’s too fast.’ ‘Too experienced.’ ‘Can’t beat his Karate.’ ‘Can’t beat his timing.’ I’ve literally heard everything. Everything.
Later, Jones reminded fans why he’s considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport.
I can’t wait to see the look on Daniel’s face once he realizes that I’m nothing like Dan Henderson or Patrick Cummings
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 1, 2014
UFC 178 takes place Sept. 27 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Behind the scenes of UFC Fight Night: Dublin.
Japanese style promos starring a Korean fighter for an event in China.
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Josh Barnett is pretty damn good at Magic: The Gathering.
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Long watches.
TWEETS
The cut.
Some DC Q&A.
“@Joshharrison96: @dc_mma Who’s the G.O.A.T in your own opinion?” Anderson Silva Jones is getting close, too bad he has to fight me. 🙂
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2014
“@Bower71: @dc_mma what is the hardest thing about training everyday?” Cain Velasquez
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2014
“@mmajunkie7375: @dc_mma Do you think Jones will break mentally before he breaks physically during the fight?” He Wont ever break mentally
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2014
“@naoparapedro: @dc_mma for a 7 figure paycheck would you fight @cainmma? I mean, you guys fight for freee everyday…” NO
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2014
“@Mr_J_D_Wood: Have you seen Jon’s comments to the dude on Instagram @dc_mma ?” Very sad
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 31, 2014
Weight.
I apologize to @UFC & the NSAC for my irresponsible action. I made a bad decision trying to cut weight. We are competing in a cleaner sport.
— King Kevin Casey (@kevinkocasey) July 31, 2014
Rumors.
Nothing has been signed yet But anyone, anywhere, anytime Im ready
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 31, 2014
“@ElGringoRojo: @Cowboycerrone is it true you signed open contract to fight whomever #JoeSilva could find for you?” Sounds about right.
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 31, 2014
TBT.
#tbt taking a picture of myself on security cam, bored and tired while workin a graveyard shift at 24… http://t.co/FMOG6Ui9gz
— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) July 31, 2014
#TBT FYI… If you ride bikes like this in downtown Italy, the police will try to take you to jail and… http://t.co/ttLOEbvRrS
— Holly Holm (@_HOLLYHOLM) August 1, 2014
How bout you?
My next fight was announced today – very excited to headline my first UFC event http://t.co/t3cKnGDTUv pic.twitter.com/uozx3pFEH5
— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) July 31, 2014
Nice offer.
Hopefully this will help some BJJ guys achieve their goals… http://t.co/VKEWRAjH1Z
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) July 31, 2014
Adventure Time.
This is how my day starts at the moment. Multiple ice packs and spongebob coffee at 7am. http://t.co/uZkSl1ZXPk pic.twitter.com/5SQmo71cAd
— michael (@bisping) July 31, 2014
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Jul. 31 2014)
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
Marcin Bandel vs. Mairbek Taisumov at UFC Fight Night: Stockholm
Kevin Lee vs. Jon Tuck at UFC 178
Iuri Alcantara vs. Russell Doane at UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today’s Fanpost of the Day comes via Davis8185.
How Cormier’s injured knee actual helps him
Daniel Cormier, took the gamble of prolonging surgery on his injured knee with the hopes of getting a title shot against light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Cormier’s gamble paid off because Alexander Gustafsson had to pull out of his fight against Jon Jones due to injury. The rematch between Jones and Gustafsson, was one of the most anticipated fights left in the 2014 calendar because of how competitive the first fight was. However, with all the trash talk and bad blood between Cormier and Jones, this fight could be better than Jones-Gustafsson 2.
Obviously, Cormier is not going to be 100% going in the Jones fight but this could be good news for Cormier. If Cormier ends up getting the short end of the stick against Jones but puts a good performance, Cormier could blame his knee and talk his way back to a title shot fairly quickly.
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