At UFC 200, Jon Jones will have the chance to reclaim the undisputed light heavyweight title when he fights Daniel Cormier in a rematch.
The fight is the most important of both men’s careers, but Jones believes that it is Cormier who has the pressure to win, as a loss would be a ‘major blow to his legacy’:
“I think DC has a lot of pressure on him,” Jones said Tuesday. “After I win this second fight, he’s over. He’s really over. He’s done a great job of doing commentary work, but it will be a major blow to his legacy to lose again.”
If Cormier wins the rematch, then they’re tied up and a trilogy fight would beckon. But if Jones again defeats Cormier, that would mean a pair of defeats to Jones would hang over Cormier’s otherwise stellar career.
“I just think the pressure’s on for him,” Jones said. “It really is a make-or-break situation for him. I enjoy being in the position that I am, I feel there’s a lot less pressure on me. I’m 28 years old and I have a long time to fight, where he’s in a position where if he loses this one, he never really was the champion, and I think he knows that.”
