Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones vacated the title to make a run at heavyweight, which led to Jan Blachowicz defeating Dominick Reyes for the new belt in the co-main event of UFC 253. However, “Bones” has flirted with a return to 205.

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On the latest episode of the DC & Helwani podcast, former champ champ Daniel Cormier was not impressed with his longtime nemesis.

That’s so whack, Cormier said. Have you ever met a guy that’s so out of touch? He’s so out of touch. It’s like, OK, Jon, then why not just go, ‘I was afraid of Dominick Reyes. Now I want to go back to 205 and fight Jan Blachowicz because he beat Dom’? That’s crazy. I mean, who does that? Who does that?

He could have fought Reyes. This could have been him and Reyes. This was supposed to be him and Reyes. Instead, he gave up the belt. He gave up the belt and said, ‘I want to fight at heavyweight.’ Now, ‘Maybe, I’ll go back?’ How could you be so out of touch? I don’t get it.

DC also said that that a return to light heavyweight would be smart.

[Blachowicz] is too slow to beat [Jones], said Cormier. The thing about Jones is people don’t realize he’s got a good chin. You can hit him. I hit him. A lot of us hit him. He can take punches. If Jan Blachowicz is out there and he’s too slow, Jones will pick him apart. God, I can’t believe it. Look, if I was still fighting at 205 or if I was still fighting today and you said, ‘D.C., you can fight Jan Blachowicz,’ I’d probably fight Jan Blachowicz. No disrespect, just because I think… it’s surprising, right?

When you have footage of people getting old victories over him, you think you can do it, too. Any fighter does. If you’re a guy like myself or Jones, then, of course, you think you can beat him. That’s why Jones will go fight him.

h/t Nolan King for MMA Junkie