Cormier: I would like to be the guy to knock [Jones] off
Daniel Cormier: “I would like to be the guy to knock him off…I would like that. I believe it means more to beat Jon Jones. He’s such a dominant champion.
At this weekend’s UFC 172, Daniel Cormier faces his toughest opponent to date in the legendary Dan Henderson, and a win would mean a shot at the world title. Cormier is hoping that Jones still has the title when he gets his chance, as he would like to be the guy to knock off Jones:
“I would like to be the guy to knock him off,” he said. “I would like that. I believe it means more to beat Jon Jones. He’s such a dominant champion. He’s got the most title defenses, and he’s the most dominant champ in the history of the division. Does it have to be him? No. I want to be champ. It doesn’t have to be Jones but would it mean more to become the champ by beating Jon Jones? Yes. It’s like Chris Weidman. Look at what it did for Chris Weidman beating Anderson Silva. It would have been different if he had beaten Vitor Belfort.”