Daniel Cormier sends strong message to Jones: Don't become McGregor

The announcement by the existent president of the United States, Donald Trump, that the UFC lawsuit could beryllium held successful 2026 successful beforehand of the White House, caused a existent tempest successful the martial arts world. The juncture is the 250th day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the thought of ​​organizing fights successful specified a symbolic determination instantly aroused the involvement of the biggest names successful the MMA scene.

One of the archetypal to talk retired was Conor McGregor. The Irishman did not fell his excitement and instantly publically offered to execute astatine that spectacle. Not agelong after, erstwhile airy heavyweight and heavyweight champion - Jon Jones - called. Although helium announced the extremity of his vocation conscionable 2 weeks ago, helium seems to person changed his mind.

Let america punctual you that the 36-year-old Jones made the determination to discontinue portion determination was inactive a treatment astir a imaginable clash with Tom Aspinall. His determination was announced to the nationalist by Dana White aft the UFC lawsuit successful Baku, wherever the promotion organized an lawsuit successful Azerbaijan for the archetypal time.

Jones is coming back?

Trump's announcement seemingly prompted the seasoned combatant to reconsider his decision. On his X level profile, helium wrote: "I'm going backmost into the anti-doping protocol. I've decided to support each options open." Three days later, helium added: "It's nice, for once, to consciousness similar the huntsman and not the hunted."

His announcement drew attention, but besides a absorption from 1 of his biggest rivals – Daniel Cormier. The fashionable DC, who has shared the octagon with Jones twice, took the accidental to nonstop him a message.

“Jon Jones and I don’t get on astir of the time, but the past fewer months person been large for my YouTube. His throwing astir has been large for my YouTube channel,” Cormier said connected ESPN’s Good Guy/Bad Guy, earlier continuing:

“Please don’t go what Conor McGregor became successful the media. Don’t bash that… You voluntarily walked retired of this, and Conor got injured and ne'er came back. You said you were done, truthful if you’re done, don’t marque up stories astir yourself erstwhile you’re the feline who supposedly walked retired of the game.”

Unlike the two, Cormier retired without hesitation aft his nonaccomplishment to Stipe Miočić successful August 2020. Today, he’s 1 of the astir salient MMA commentators and analysts, alongside Joe Rogan and John Anika.