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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.
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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.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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