Daniel Cormier has reignited his long-running feud with Jon Jones, and the bitterness now appears to have no end in sight. The pair share one of the most heated rivalries in UFC history, which started in 2015.
Cormier still has unfinished business and therefore wants to fight Jones for the third time.
‘DC’ retired in 2020. On the other hand, Jones announced his retirement in 2025 but later came out of retirement to fight at the UFC White House event on June 14, 2026. However, the UFC head has not supported Jones’ idea of fighting on this unique card.
Cormier and Jones met twice in the octagon. In their first fight at UFC 182 in 2015, Jones won by unanimous decision. In 2017, at UFC 214, the pair walked back, and ‘Bones’ earned a TKO victory after catching Cormier with a head kick and then finishing him with ground and pound. However, the second fight was later ruled a no-contest when Jones tested positive for a banned substance called Oral Turinabol, an anabolic steroid.
‘DC’, now 46 years old, has called for a wrestling match against Jones under the RAF (Real American Freestyle) banner. During a recent conversation with Ben Askrenhe said:
I’m telling you, Real American Freestyle is going to me and Jon Jones at some point, and I’m going to beat him up like you’d never believe. Because guess what, I’m still taking photographs. I still train wrestlers every day.”
Check out Daniel Cormier’s comments below:
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier serve as the opposing coaches on the reality show
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will serve as opposing coaches on the ALF Global Reality show, which is unofficially Russia’s version of The Ultimate Fighter. Jones served as a coach in the previous episode of this reality show opposite Nate Diaz.
Filming of this show is expected to begin in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, ‘DC’ and ‘Bones’ faced off for the first time since 2017.
Watch the showdown below:
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