Daniel Cormier says that right now Jon Jones is 'primed to get beat'

[La Paix]

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier thinks that now is the time for someone to beat Jon Jones.

When opportunity knocks you answer it. Unfortunately for Daniel Cormier, his knee wouldn't let him walk to the door.

Cormier and Jon Jones were scheduled to fight for Cormier's UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC 197, a championship which Jones never lost in the cage and which many people view is rightfully his. Cormier had to withdraw from the bout due to injury. In an interview with Brian Stann on SiriusXM Rush, Cormier talked about why he was so hesitant to withdraw from his fight with Jon Jones.

"As you've said, I've never pulled out of a fight before and there was a lot that went into this decision. Because I truly do believe, and I think this is why it was so hard to actually make the call, because I truly do believe that right now is when he's primed to get beat."

Cormier bases this hypothesis off of several of the outside factors surrounding Jones return, namely the time off and the new standards implemented during his suspension.

'With everything that, all the factors. The first time under USADA testing, meaning no more rehydration IV wise. Meaning that he's been away from the game for a little bit. People kind of harp on the fact that it's been a year since he's fought, a year and a half, that's not the thing. Jon Jones has only fought me and Glover Texeira in 2 years. In 2 years, he's had 2 fights.

Morning Report: Daniel Cormier says that right now Jon Jones is 'primed to get beat'

 

[Priziesthorse]

Cormier is primed to pack on 30 pounds now that he's hurt and can't train.

 

[Sweets]

Get!
A!
Sports!
Psych-ol-o-gist!

 

[tang]

dayam, so much hate. I almost forgot I hate Jon Jones too. Cormier's Hate over power the shit out of my hate for Jon Jones. Some Olympic level hate right there

 

[PeteyParker]

With everything adding up against Jon, OSP getting that TKO or K.O inside the first 2 rounds wouldn't be that surprising although it's not likely to happen.

 

[FadeToBlack]

Jon Jones is gonna get clipped one of these days, and it'll change the whole division.

 

[Wild]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zNdw4DaUM8

 

[FadeToBlack]

Jon Jones is now on the level of fictitious Liam Neeson? No.

 

[Kingtony87]

Jon Jones is gonna get clipped one of these days, and it'll change the whole division.

Even it happens there's not much exciting outside of the top 4 in that division

 

[Yossarian]

He can only hope...

 

[BaneBreaksBacks]

Jon Jones is gonna get clipped one of these days, and it'll change the whole division.

If God wills it, let it be so.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Believe me, after watching him mentally quit (I thought he trained with sea level Cain?) against Jones in the first (and last) fight, he was so happy he had an excuse to get out of this fight..........he is so relieved and you could hear it when he offered to help osp.......osp is, at this point, a more relevant fight because he will actually want to win if it goes to the later rounds and not wilt like DC did and would do again........DC might retire now.....and great call by @Priziesthorse calling him out on his failure to win the big fights a long, long time ago, he nailed it perfectly and in advance of the first (and last) Jones fight

 

[Disciplined Galt]

If I had some money to spare I'd put it on OSP.

 

[Robbie Hart]

If I had some money to spare I'd put it on OSP.

Problem is I want the odds at somewhere around 100-1 to make it worth my while.......I think it's 3-1 or thereabouts

 

[Disciplined Galt]

Problem is I want the odds at somewhere around 100-1 to make it worth my while.......I think it's 3-1 or thereabouts

Should increase further.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Should increase further.

It's like horses, i never back a horse that isn't, at a minimum 25-1 or higher, and that is not good enough most times.....

 

[La Paix]

Believe me, after watching him mentally quit (I thought he trained with sea level Cain?) against Jones in the first (and last) fight, he was so happy he had an excuse to get out of this fight..........he is so relieved and you could hear it when he offered to help osp.......osp is, at this point, a more relevant fight because he will actually want to win if it goes to the later rounds and not wilt like DC did and would do again........DC might retire now.....and great call by @Priziesthorse calling him out on his failure to win the big fights a long, long time ago, he nailed it perfectly and in advance of the first (and last) Jones fight

He's 17-1. What big fights has has he failed to win? You must be including fights besides MMA?

I don't see how anybody losing to Jones makes them mentally weak, Jon breaks everyone he faces. Don't forget that Jon pulled out of their first fight with a leg injury as well (1 of 5 pull out in his career while this is DCs first)

 

[Robbie Hart]

He's 17-1. What big fights has has he failed to win? You must be including fights besides MMA?

I don't see how anybody losing to Jones makes them mentally weak, Jon breaks everyone he faces. Don't forget that Jon pulled out of their first fight with a leg injury as well (1 of 5 pull out in his career while this is DCs first)

It's non mma related so to speak.....priziesthorse can elaborate but......Dan gave up in that fight with Jones......prize horse laid it out in an unbiased way tied to his wrestling

 

[La Paix]

It's non mma related so to speak.....priziesthorse can elaborate but......Dan gave up in that fight with Jones......prize horse laid it out in an unbiased way tied to his wrestling

If it's in reference to his short comings in wrestling then I get it. Either way it's seems like DC gets so little credit for being either the champ* or top contender. Going 17-1 with lots of those being HWs and your only loss is to one on the greatest is pretty impressive IMO.

 

[Stillmatic]

Jones is primed to knock someone's head off.

 

[Robbie Hart]

If it's in reference to his short comings in wrestling then I get it. Either way it's seems like DC gets so little credit for being either the champ* or top contender. Going 17-1 with lots of those being HWs and your only loss is to one on the greatest is pretty impressive IMO.

Facts are facts, he gave up at the end of that fight, otherwise he might have won (dare I say that?).......he is a great fighter, no doubt, but there are some thoughts/evidence that says he can't handle the real heat, ie Jones (as I sip from a can of beer)........

 

[La Paix]

Facts are facts, he gave up at the end of that fight, otherwise he might have won (dare I say that?).......he is a great fighter, no doubt, but there are some thoughts/evidence that says he can't handle the real heat, ie Jones (as I sip from a can of beer)........

Facts are facts? If Jon breaks somebody mentally that means they are weak? I usually give more credit to Jones for being so great as opposed to thinking the competition is weak. Perhaps it's one and the same but it does nothing for Jon's legacy if we call one of his tougher challenges mentally weak. Besides Gus and DC everyone else has crumbled far easier.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Facts are facts? If Jon breaks somebody mentally that means they are weak? I usually give more credit to Jones for being so great as opposed to thinking the competition is weak. Perhaps it's one and the same but it does nothing for Jon's legacy if we call one of his tougher challenges mentally weak. Besides Gus and DC everyone else has crumbled far easier.

You're angry, he got broken and wilted......however you look at it he talked a ton of shit and got bent over.......he gave up

 

[La Paix]

You're angry, he got broken and wilted......however you look at it he talked a ton of shit and got bent over.......he gave up

You're better than to be playing to angry card Throbbie (I think)... The rest of your post is accurate but it also applies to the majority of Jon's fights. I see that as Jon being that good and not all his opponents being weak.

 

[Ted Williams' head]

I remember Jon Jones saying that DC was mentally weak in the lead up to the first fight? Something about him being known to give up on the wrestling mat and in practice, and not being able to embrace the grind?

I don't think anyone can doubt DC's heart and courage, but I do believe that he broke mentally in the fight with Jones. And I think it's kind of lame how he's still talking so much about Jones even after the fight is off, and offering OSP a free training camp. Shouldn't he want Jones to win so he can have the biggest fight of his career and get revenge for his only loss? To me that says he doesn't have any confidence in his ability to beat Jones. He'll fight Jones with all he has, but I don't think he's confident like he would be with any other opponent. He knows he brought his best last time and it wasn't even close to being good enough.