While the Swede owns victories over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Matt Hamill, Wladimir Matyushenko, and Thiago Silva, his blood-and-guts loss to Jones plays as his most memorable fight in the loop running through MMA fans’ minds. The rivalry is still intact, as “DC” has repeatedly told Jones to “get his sh-t” together, as well as often saying that it’s Jones who he wants to fight. “I’m and i’m not even excited about Jon Jones right now”. It was very close back and forth fight in which each man had their moments. To make five wins in a row with a name like that as a little bookend. He’s going to lose to me.
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Subsequently, the shadow of Jones looms large over this bout, much larger than it did when Cormier fought Anthony Johnson for the vacant title on May 25. And what I do directly affects my paycheck.
We’ll see about that. The reason this fight is hard to predict is simple, I don’t know how Sage Northcutt will do. After a two-year layoff, he was pretty tentative and was outstruck by Bader. All signs point to the 28-year-old fighting for the light heavyweight championship upon his return. We’re talking about this guy like he’s scheduling a fight.
It wasn’t hard to see why the judges had a difficult time agreeing with one another. I think that D.C. fights at his pace and does a really good job of bringing people into his pace.
Cormier, after years of trying, is finally the man at the top defending the title. His other career loss was to Phil Davis back in 2010. “It’s just about the next fight”. 22 to Johnson’s.50-cal, and so far, no one but “Rumble” has been able to drop Gustafsson.
To say that Cormier and Jones dislike each other would be a massive understatement. And who if anyone will skip to his Lou? So he’ll either be on the sidelines for bit while the division sorts itself out or he’ll fight someone like Zach Makovsky. It’s as simple as that.
“I thought I was winning the round pretty handedly and then he kneed me in the face”, Cormier said. “If I can do that, I’ll be happy with whatever the result is”. I think the best matchup is to give him the victor of the Glover Teixeira vs. Patrick Cummins bout in November.
Cormier knew of the video by the time he emerged for the late-night press conference and said he was looking forward to a rematch after Jones beat him at UFC 182 in January. Although, that is dependent upon what is the UFC chooses to do along with Jon Jones, after the former champion has got trial period and never a prison phrase.
IT’SSSSSSSSSSSS TIIIIIIIIIIIME! I’m sorry, but I love Bruce Buffer and I can’t wait for the “veteran voice of the Octagon” to shout those infamous two words before the Light Heavyweight Championship fight for UFC 192.
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