Daniel
Cormier isn’t letting Jon Jones
rewrite their rivalry.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer has dismissed
Jones‘ recent claim that the two privately buried the hatchet while
filming a reality series in Thailand, insisting no such
conversation ever took place.
Daniel Cormier rejects Jon Jones‘ reconciliation story
Jones recently told ALF Global that Cormier admitted their rivalry
was too lucrative for them to then publicly become friends, even if
there were no lingering issues between them behind the scenes.
“D.C.” rejected Jones‘ version of events, insisting the
conversation never happened.
“That didn’t happen,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “We did
not have that conversation… No. He’s just my enemy all the time.
It just is what it is. It’s OK. As I have told you before, you can
go to bed at night with an enemy. You don’t need the happy fairy
tale ending.”
While Cormier acknowledged that their rivalry generated significant
paydays for both men, he stressed that the animosity was never
manufactured for business purposes. He compared their financial
success to other iconic combat sports rivalries, but maintained
that the bad blood between the pair was always genuine.
Cormier also admitted that time has eased some of the intensity,
saying the pair can now occupy the same room without immediately
wanting to fight. However, he insists there’s too much history
between them for a friendship to develop. The UFC commentator also
questioned why Jones continues to revisit their rivalry.
“Generally, when you get older, you start to dislike people more,”
Cormier added. “Jon Jones, I do still hate you and I always
will.”