Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier 1 Highlights (Bitter Rivals BATTLE)

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UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event was headlined by a Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion at that time, Jon Jones, and top contender Daniel Cormier.

Jones was initially scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch on September 27, 2014, at UFC 178. However, Gustafsson pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury and was replaced by Daniel Cormier. Subsequently, on August 12, Jones pulled out of the bout against Cormier citing a leg injury, which in turn led to the rescheduling of the pairing to this event.

One of the most historic beefs in MMA's history started with a straightforward phrase; “I bet you that I could take you down.” Jon Jones told Daniel Cormier backstage at UFC 121 in 2010. Unsurprisingly, the former Olympic wrestler Cormier took offense to this, and their rivalry was born. While their squabbles wouldn’t hit the cage for another five years, their distaste for each other would be firmly established.

Initially, their beef was rather superficial as Cormier fought at Heavyweight, but in 2014 DC would come down to Light Heavyweight, putting together two wins over Patrick Cummins and Dan Henderson. Jones was coming off his Hall of Fame bout with Alexander Gustafsson and was initially supposed to rematch him, but Gustafsson would have to pull out with an injury, thus giving Cormier the title shot. In the build-up to this fight, their rivalry would reach mainstream awareness, starting with their famous scuffle at a UFC media day in August of that year.

The two faced off at a press event at the MGM Grand, and things went awry relatively fast. Jones got right in Cormier’s face, leading Cormier to respond with a hard shove. Jones stormed back at Cormier, leading to them getting tangled up and knocking over numerous people and the fake wall behind the stage. When the dust had finally settled, it was clear that the bad blood between these two had boiled over and would only continue to do so.

Jones and Cormier later did an interview on SportsCenter, in which they had to be kept in separate rooms. The two would exchange words when they believed cameras weren’t rolling and the seriousness of their beef was truly exposed. Jones would drop a now infamous line, “Hey pu--y, are you still there?” Things would only spiral out of control from here, with Cormier telling Jones, “I wish they would let me next door so I could spit in your f--king face.” Jones warmly responded, “...I would literally kill you if you spit in my face.”

Jones won the fight by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, and 49–46).[138] He also became the first person to take Cormier down, scoring three takedowns in total. The win also earned Jones his fourth Fight of the Night bonus award. However, their rivalry wasn’t finished. At the end of the fifth round, the two got into an intense exchange, ending with Jones giving Cormier a crotch chop. After the victory, Jones would get on the mic and say, “ I don’t respect Daniel Cormier. I hope he’s somewhere crying right now. I’m sure he is.” Shockingly, it would then be revealed that Jones had tested positive for a cocaine metabolite before the fight. As this was not a banned substance out of competition, the fight was allowed to go on, but this would be the tip of the iceberg of Jones's questionable behavior.