- Jon Jones took to social media to take aim at Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen
- Jones reminded them he beat them both and makes significantly more money
- Cormier has now responded as the pair’s old rivalry flared up once again
Daniel Cormier has hit back at old rival Jon Jones after the UFC heavyweight champion took aim at him and his ESPN co-host Chael Sonnen.
Jones was not impressed with a conversation the pair had on their show Good Guy/Bad Guy in which they discussed the state of the heavyweight division and the Jones vs Tom Aspinall saga.
A potential fight between Jones and Aspinall has been one of the biggest talking points in the UFC since before Jones defended his title against Stipe Miocic in November.
Aspinall, the interim heavyweight champion, is the rightful contender to Jones with fans calling for the latter to either defend the title or vacate.
The thoughts of Sonnen and Cormier largely aligned with those fans and that prompted Jones to take to social media to remind them he had beaten them both and makes more significantly money than they do.
‘Jon Jones whooped both of y’all, but hey–why not team up on a podcast and gossip about his life? Meanwhile, he’s out here making your annual salary in a week. Stay busy, boys,’ Jones wrote on X.
Daniel Cormier has hit back at old rival Jon Jones after his recent comments on social media
Cormier put pressure on his old rival (left) to defend his title against Tom Aspinall (right)
In a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Cormier reacted to Jones’s recent barbs.
‘It seems as though Jon Jones doesn’t like being talked about by two of the biggest voices in this game, and I’m going to pull the curtain back,’ Cormier said of Jones.
‘I know what Jon Jones made in Thailand, I was offered to coach this show with Jon Jones. His resume is impeccable, star power, his ability to sell, matches up with anybody in the business.
‘But guess what? Daniel Cormier’s resume matches up with anybody in the business, I bring eyes like other people in the business,’ Cormier continued.
‘Jon Jones don’t make more money than me in a week! He makes more money than me, when he fights! We’re over here eating.
‘The biggest paydays you ever had were directly tied to me! I’m talking about you, and I’m getting paid to talk about you, but I don’t fight no more ’cause all I can really do is talk. That’s what I do.
‘You fight! Or at least, you’re supposed to fight. You’re talking about me, Francis, Chael, and almost ignoring the right thing. You can then stick it to everybody like you’ve done on so many occasions and tell ’em about it.
Jones (right) and Cormier (left) had one of the most intense rivalries in the history of the UFC
‘I can tell you guys on good authority, if I was still fighting today, and I was still the heavyweight champion and Tom Aspinall was the No 1 contender, I would’ve already fought him. One thousand percent.
‘I know how dangerous, it would’ve done nothing but excite me. This dude Jon Jones is still talking? Come on.’
