Cormier spoke to Bruce Buffer about the rematch on his "It's Time" podcast.
"The truth is, I lost that fight to Jones, but I didn't fight my best fight," Cormier told UFC announcer Bruce Buffer on his podcast. "I didn't fight very well and I still had a lot of moments in that fight. For me going into the next fight, not only do I feel like I'm going to win, I feel I'm supposed to win. I am a better mixed martial artist than Jon Jones. Skill for skill I'm better than that guy."
"There was a lot of talk and on Jan. 3, 2015 Jon fought the better fight," said Cormier. "He was the better fighter on that night. He did a phenomenal job of making me fight the way he wanted. As the fight progressed and both of us started to tire a little bit he started to initiate clinches and slowed me down and made me fight the slow fight that he's very good at. He's not going to get to do that again this time. I'm already covering those bases. There are a lot of things I did in that first fight that lent to me losing. Not really respecting Jon and his ability to dictate a fight."
t's been over a year since Jones entered the Octagon but Cormier believes he's too skilled to let ring rust play a factor in the eventual rematch,
"He's so good," said Cormier. "He's such a good fighter that I don't think the layoff will affect him like it does others. I think he'll be OK. I think his issues are going to be with the improvements that I've made. Not anything on his end. He'll be just as good as he always is, if not better. But it's the improvement I've made that will make the difference."
LINK: Cormier respects Jon Jones' skill but promises to avenge loss: 'I'm supposed to win'
