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Daniel Cormier Refuses To Fight Jon Jones Next

It’s been a rollercoaster of a month for UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. At the beginning of July, he was finally set to rematch arch rival Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 200 for a chance to finally unify the 205-pound titles and silence his critics once and for all. But just days

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It’s been a rollercoaster of a month for UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.

At the beginning of July, he was finally set to rematch arch rival Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 200 for a chance to finally unify the 205-pound titles and silence his critics once and for all. But just days out from the event, “DC” was hit with the heavy news that “Bones” wouldn’t competing at the supposedly monumental event after a potential USADA violation for two banned substances forced the UFC to pull him from the bout.

Cormier fought and beat late replacement Anderson Silva on the much-ballyhooed main card, using his clear area of strength of wrestling to control “The Spider” in an uneventful and, in the eyes of many fans in Las Vegas, disappointing bout. So the champ just couldn’t win – even if he won – and it turned out to be a sort of microcosm of his year in general.

Forever linked to “Bones,” who beat him by unanimous decision at 2015’s UFC 182, Cormier was and is viewed as a fake champion despite wins over top contenders Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson while the formerly dominant Jones was dealing with his seemingly never-ending legal troubles.

He may never be fully redeemed in the minds of some fans if he never beats Jones, but at this point, he’s just had enough of his rival’s card-wrecking antics. Speaking candidly during his return as a co-host on UFC Tonight last night, Cormier unveiled the stance that he was not going to face Jones, but rather the winner of UFC 202’s pivotal bout between “Rumble” and Glover Teixeira next:

“The sad thing is that you got guys that are doing everything right. Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira are doing everything right. So, I am sitting here right now telling you on UFC Tonight, I am going to fight the winner of that fight. I don’t care if Jon Jones comes back, I am not going to reward him. His chance was July 9, and he was not there. Glover Teixeira and Anthony Johnson are very deserving guys, and they should get the title shot after they fight. They’re doing the things the right way.”

It’s a proclamation that won’t be lauded by most, but at the same time, it’s one that is understandable at the same time. Jones and his downward spiral of arrests and drug test failures are putting a serious damper on his overall legacy and career in the long run, but in the short term, they are simply demolishing the high-profile cards he’s booked on.

The UFC was quick to kick featherweight champion Conor McGregor out of the main event slot for missing a press conference, yet while “The Notorious” may have needed to be put in place somewhat, putting the onus of UFC 200 – the so-called “biggest card ever” – on Jones’ (along with Brock Lesnar’s, who also failed two drug tests himself) dubious shoulders was a questionable call at best.

Like it or not, Cormier isn’t going to reward that behavior any longer. Jones may arguably be the best pound-for-pound talent MMA has ever seen.

He also may be the biggest waste of talent the sport has ever built up.

There might be a time when “DC” finally settles his long-held rivalry with Jones; there might not. It just won’t be in Cormier’s next trip to the Octagon.

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Six Biggest USADA Busts In The UFC So Far

Attempting to rid the sport of performance-enhancing-drugs (PEDs), the UFC signed a deal with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) last summer to implement a new and stricter drug testing program. When the partnership was first announced, now former UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta famously stated that “it’s going to get a lot worse before it

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In fact, we’ve seen two of the sport’s biggest stars notified of potential anti-doping violations in just the last few weeks alone. With that being said, it’s interesting to take a look back at USADA’s short history working with the UFC.

Whether it be the most shocking or the most impactful, let’s take a look at the six biggest busts by USADA in the UFC:

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Daniel Cormier Says Rivalry With Jon Jones ‘Made Him Ugly’

The rivalry between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones has been going on for nearly two years now and the two were slated to finally rematch in the main event of July 9’s blockbuster UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. The rematch, however, never came to fruition, as “Bones” was pulled from the bout just days

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With Jones’ immediate future in the sport unclear, Cormier needs a break from the rivalry, as he claims that it has turned him into an ‘ugly’ person:

“I need a little break from him, because this rivalry has made me ugly,” Cormier said on The Jim Rome Show. “It makes me react and behave in ways that I don’t usually behave. I’m the guy that’s smiling and hanging out and having fun. I’m the guy that will sit and talk to people and try to make people feel good. That’s why when people say stuff like that, it’s because they know me on a level that’s much different than what you see when I’m around Jones. It really does make me into a different person. So I really do need a break from him.”

Jones’ run in with USADA is only the latest in a long list of troubles outside of the Octagon for the pound-for-pound great. In facts, it drives Cormier crazy to see an athlete as talented as Jones behave this way:

“It just drives me crazy. Again, this is a guy who has the world at his fingertips, and I’ve worked hard to get to where I am, and I’m sure he has too, but I try to not make mistakes to actually screw it up,” Cormier said. “A lot of times I watch professional athletes and think why are they intent on throwing this away when they have the ability to help so many people.”

In the aftermath of Jones’ fallout from UFC 200, former long-time middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva was called on to fight Cormier on extremely short notice in a bout many thought Cormier would batter Silva in. Although “DC” took home a dominant decision victory, the fans weren’t too impressed with his wrestling-heavy attack.

Cormier, however, admits that he was a bit star struck by Silva:

“All day Friday I’m telling myself I’m just going to smash him, I don’t care that its Anderson Silva, I’m just going to smash this dude. And when I looked across from him and he’s crouching, he’s in his Spider position.

“In that moment, I did kind of have that one moment where I went wow, that’s Anderson Silva,” Cormier said.

Who would you like to see Cormier defend his title against next?

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Quote: Jon Jones Stands To Lose $30 Million From USADA Bust

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It’s been a rough few weeks for former undisputed light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Up until Wednesday of UFC 200 fight week ‘Bones’ was all set to rematch his old rival Daniel Cormier. The two had shared a much more civilised feud in the lead up to their scheduled second meeting, or perhaps the beef before UFC 182 simply could not be matched. Potentially that simmering down could also have been indicative of Jones maturing during his time away, but once that fateful Wednesday evening arrived, all the talk of growing up and seeking redemption stopped.

Instead of headlining the historic UFC 200 main event on July 9, ‘Bones’ found himself watching from the sidelines as Anderson Silva took his place. The failed drug test was announced by Jeff Novitsky on July 6, just 72 hours out from his now cancelled dance with ‘DC.’ Only one fight in to his long-awaited return and Jones had jumped right back in to the fire. It wasn’t long before he addressed the media during an emotional press conference, claiming he had ‘never heard of the drugs’ that had been found in his system.

Former UFC title contender Chael Sonnen would later report that estrogen blockers, typically used when coming off a steroid cycle, were the substances detected by USADA (United States Anti Doping Agency) on the June 16 screen. ‘Bones’ would argue that a tainted supplement was to blame for the suspect blood work, and all the while an underlying tone of impending doom began to swell around the picture of his future. UFC 200 came and went, and the reports indicated that Jones lost out on an eight figure payday for the event.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, UFC commentator Jon Anik estimates this latest blunder might well cost Jon Jones as much as $30 million over the course of the potential ban by the NSAC (Nevada State Athletic Commission). Quotes by Adam Guillen Jr, of MMAMania:

“The financial swing for Jones here is absolutely incredible. I’m sure for fans that’s not their foremost concern, but we’re sort of advancing the story a little bit here or at least talking about this several days after it happened. Antoine Walker, former Boston Celtic, made over $100 million in the NBA and blew all of it. Jon Jones is almost the opposite of that. The untold millions he isn’t realizing because he can’t make the walk in certain spots in his career. Now, they say he might have made from UFC 200 alone, so if he’s suspended for 12 months or 24 months, Kenny, that might be like a 25 or $30 million loss by ingesting whatever supplement he popped for.”

Most expensive supplement of all-time?

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Rashad Evans Questions Jon Jones’ Legacy: Was He Clean?

Jon Jones and Rashad Evans are both former UFC light heavyweight champions. Both men are also former teammates as well as former bitter rivals. The bad blood between the two has seemed to lessen over the past few years, but regardless of where they stand today, the two men will likely always have a connection.

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With that being said, Evans felt ‘disappointment’ when he got wind of the news regarding Jones’ potential anti-doping violation just days prior to his scheduled UFC 200 main event with reigning title holder Daniel Cormier. The failed test also makes “Suga” question how clean Jones has been throughout his career:

“I just felt huge disappointment. As a fan first, and as somebody who is closely associated with Jon…I just hate to see somebody that has so much potential to do so many great things have this kind of situation happen to them. In my opinion, he’s probably one of the greatest fighters to ever put on gloves but now his legacy is going to be associated with the asterisk of ‘was he clean?’ and all the other things that he is known for outside of the cage.

“It’s very unfortunate. You look at Jon perform and what he’s been able to do – the body of work he’s been able to accomplish – and just look at the physical specimen of who Jon is, you just think that he doesn’t really need any kind of help with any kind of performance enhancing drugs. But this is a game of just trying to recover and making sure that you do what you need to do in order to train again. So maybe he got himself caught up trying to take something to help him recover.” Evans told ESPN.

In the aftermath of the shocking news, we have still yet to receive all of the details surrounding the situation including what exactly Jones tested positive for, but there has been some speculation from both Evans and former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen implying that it may have been estrogen blockers that triggered the failed test for “Bones”.

Estrogen blockers are typically used when a man is cycling off of steroids, and Evans claims that Jones may have been trying to hide something:

“What he took, I have no idea. It’s still yet to be confirmed, but it does look like he was trying to hide something or he was trying to balance something out if that’s in fact what he did get caught for. “

How does this news effect Jones’ legacy?

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Jon Jones Set To Go Before NSAC On July 18

In reality, we still know very little about the situation regarding troubled former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones. To sum it up, the Jackson-Wink product was notified by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) of a potential anti-doping violation last Wednesday (July 6, 2016) and subsequently pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 (July 9,

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Now days after the monumental UFC 200 card, we have yet to be made aware of what exactly Jones tested positive for and what the future may hold for him in terms of consequences. “Bones” will, however, meet with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) next week at a hearing scheduled for July 18, 2016.

MMAFighting.com’s Shaun Al-Shatti broke the news via his official Twitter account, indicating that the NSAC will hold a ‘hearing on extension of temporary suspension’ for Jones, although he doesn’t expect much more to take place:

The Nevada Athletic Commission will hold a “hearing on extension of temporary suspension” for Jon Jones at its Mon. July 18 meeting.

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 13, 2016

Don’t expect anything other major to come out of that, re: Jones. But it’s interesting that is happening so soon. Usually NAC waits a month.

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 13, 2016

Perhaps we’ll have to wait longer to find out more details regarding Jones, but at least the process is moving along in a timely fashion. What outcome are you expecting for the former pound-for-pound king?

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