In case you didn’t know…
Soon after defeating Volkan Oezdemir and retaining his 205-pound belt in the process, Daniel Cormier made a move towards the division of the big boys by challenging then-champion, Stipe Miocic, for the UFC’s heavyweight championship title.
Cormier secured a first-round knockout victory against Miocic, making him the first fighter in UFC history to hold both the light heavyweight and heavyweight belts at the same time.
During the main event of UFC 230, Cormier went on to make his first successful title defense as UFC’s double-division champion against fellow heavyweight, Derrick Lewis. Cormier has since confessed that he has a maximum of two more fights left in the UFC, forcing people to speculate whether one of them could be against his bitterest rival, Jon Jones.
The heart of the matter
Jones recently appeared on the UFC 232 weigh-ins show on FOX Sports 1, where he said that in the context of a trilogy fight with Cormier, he would expect him to drop down to 205-pounds if he wants another shot at the light heavyweight title. He said:
Jones, following his fight against Cormier at UFC 214, went on to call out Brock Lesnar for a heavyweight title matchup, thereby expressing his willingness to move up to the heavyweight division. However, when asked if he would face DC for the title, at heavyweight, this is what ‘Bones’ had to say:
What’s next?
Given the state of affairs in the UFC following Jones’ return to the Octagon, a third fight against Cormier seems inevitable. If Jones manages to take the win at UFC 232 against Gustafsson, Cormier may just shed those extra few pounds to fight for the light heavyweight title once again.
Do you think a trilogy fight between Jones and Cormier could potentially be on the cards? If so, what weight class do you think they should fight against each other in?
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