Cormier: Jones should be licking his wounds not sitting Octagonside

UFC light heavyweight Daniel Cormier fights #1 contender Anthony Johnson on Saturday night, and former champ Jon Jones will be watching from cageside. DC is not impressed, as he made clear in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani.

It’s so ironic to say that you’d rather fight here than at Madison Square Garden. But, you can’t because you tested positive, or you ran over some lady or you did something to make sure you can’t do the one thing you want to do,” said Cormier, as transcribed by Adam Guillen Jr. for MMA Mania. “It’s crazy. It’s really not that hard to stay out of trouble.”

He is going to be here, which in itself is crazy. I am very [surprised]. If I was suspended for anything, especially for something that — whatever it may have said to be — and I’m still suspended there is no way I’m out in public. I’m staying home, I lick my wounds until my suspension is done and then I come back out.

I think that says a lot about your character. Because are you truly sorry for what you did if you’re willing to prance around even though you’re actually still under suspension? You can’t talk to me about a fight against Jon Jones because he is not eligible. When you’re eligible, we can talk.

And then, I’m going down the street and I see a poster of an afterparty. What genius did that? What genius decided to give Jon Jones, a recovering alcoholic, an afterparty? Who does that? Great Job, Malki. Awesome work, buddy.

It doesn’t bother me, I just think it’s desperate — very desperate. He’s like the old quarterback who was super-successful in high school and he comes back to the parties with his jacket on. You should be fighting here, not walking around with your varsity jacket on with your four state championships.

Jones comes off suspension this summer and will likely fight the winner of Saturday’s fight, unless he gets suspended again.