Daniel Cormier almost walked out on Kamaru Usman’s Pound 4 Pound podcast after the previous welterweight world champion likened Jon Jones to NBA legend Michael Jordan.
It’s no secret that ‘DC’ has a deep hatred for Jones. Their rivalry dates again nearly a decade when the Corridor of Famers first squared off at UFC 182 for the sunshine heavyweight championship. ‘Bones’ received the bout through unanimous resolution, however their iconic rivalry prompted the promotion to e book a rematch between the 2 at UFC 214.
This time round, Jones completed Cormier within the third spherical, however the outcome was later overturned after Jones was discovered to have examined optimistic for a banned substance.
Commonly citing Jones’ a number of banned substance violations and his slew of run-ins with the regulation, Cormier has repeatedly lobbied towards the notion that ‘Bones’ is the undisputed GOAT of combined martial arts.
So it ought to come as no shock that ‘DC’ was able to rise up and stroll out on Kamaru Usman after ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ instructed that Jon Jones is the Michael Jordan of MMA.
Daniel Cormier throws a match over Jon Jones/Michael Jordan comparability
All of it started as Usman began to sing the praises of Jones and likened him to Conor McGregor in that he, just like the Irishman, has gotten to some extent in his profession the place he can handpick his opponents. Cormier rapidly chimed in, saying:
“I believed you have been gonna say Michael Jordan or some loopy sh*t like that. For those who would’ve stated that I used to be leaving,”
Issues acquired somewhat heated between the 2 when Usman doubled down, suggesting that Jones is an MMA model of the six-time NBA champion.
“To be sincere, Jon is in a way the Michael Jordan that we’ve seen in MMA,” Usman said.
That pissed Cormier off one thing horrible. A lot in order that ‘DC’ threatened to rise up and stroll out of the interview altogether.
“No he isn’t,” Cormier replied matter-of-factly. “I’m about to go away, are you executed with the interview? Do you simply wanna be executed? So that you’re telling me Jon Jones is the Michael Jordan and Lebron James of MMA? You’re gonna sit up right here in actual life on 5 cameras (and say that)?”
Jon Jones is scheduled to return to the Octagon on November 16 when the promotion heads again to the world’s most well-known enviornment, Madison Sq. Backyard, for UFC 309. There, ‘Bones’ will put his undisputed heavyweight championship on the road towards two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic.
In all chance, Daniel Cormier shall be on the decision that evening and get a cageside seat for Jones’ first heavyweight title protection.