Daniel Cormier Says “Skill For Skill” He’s Better Than Jon Jones

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While we have yet to receive a date for a rematch between Jon Jones and UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, Cormier is already taking shots at Jones and hyping up the fight. In a recent appearance on Bruce Buffer’s podcast, Cormier admitted that while Jones outperformed him in their last fight, but said he won’t let that happen again.

“The truth is, I lost that fight to Jones, but I didn’t fight my best fight,” Cormier told UFC announcer Bruce Buffer on his podcast. “I didn’t fight very well and I still had a lot of moments in that fight. For me going into the next fight, not only do I feel like I’m going to win, I feel I’m supposed to win. I am a better mixed martial artist than Jon Jones. Skill for skill I’m better than that guy.”

“There was a lot of talk and on Jan. 3, 2015 Jon fought the better fight,” said Cormier. “He was the better fighter on that night. He did a phenomenal job of making me fight the way he wanted. As the fight progressed and both of us started to tire a little bit he started to initiate clinches and slowed me down and made me fight the slow fight that he’s very good at. He’s not going to get to do that again this time. I’m already covering those bases. There are a lot of things I did in that first fight that lent to me losing. Not really respecting Jon and his ability to dictate a fight.”

Related: Jon Jones To Daniel Cormier: “You On Your Way, P*ssy?”

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