Cormier: It’s about the title, not beating Jones
Daniel Cormier: “Even in the lead up to Jon and I’s fight, I said if Jon Jones didn’t have the belt, I wouldn’t care about fighting Jon Jones so much.”
Due to unfortunate circumstances for Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier will get another shot at the UFC light heavyweight title, and for the former Olympian believes that the title is the most important thing, not avenging a loss to Jones:
On Tuesday night, Cormier found himself back in a title fight.
He is beyond grateful for another golden opportunity and the fact that his fight is against Johnson and not Jones does little to diminish what winning the title would mean to the 36-year-old fighter.
For him, “it’s always been about the belt.”
“Even in the lead up to Jon and I’s fight, I said if Jon Jones didn’t have the belt, I wouldn’t care about fighting Jon Jones so much,” Cormier explained. “It’s always been about the belt. It won’t mean any less not winning it off Jones. Competitively, I know that I didn’t beat him. Competitively, I will hope that he gets everything in order, comes back and is the same guy when he left and we get the chance to fight again.”
