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Jon Jones chimes in on Daniel Cormier trilogy with assist from Nick Diaz
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones gave his social media followers an unsolicited lesson in MMA business Thursday. On Friday, he was back to his favorite target, Daniel Cormier, taking a page from Nick Diaz’s book of insults.
Jones had to chime in on a quote Cormier recently gave about a potential trilogy fight with his longtime rival, where Cormier said “if there is another fight after (Miocic), it would have to be that one.”
Jones response to that?
“Oh and don’t forget your #wolftickets,” he wrote on Instagram.
An avid consumer of MMA websites and social media, Jones is taking us back to a glorious pre-fight buildup between Diaz and former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre. The UFC 158 headliners peaked at a press conference where Diaz ranted and raved at his opponent, accusing him of selling “wolf tickets” for their fight.
Diaz never quite explained what wolf tickets are. But, of course, we all understood them to be false promises. So if Cormier (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) is talking like he’s going to fight Jones before he calls it quits on an incredible career, Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) isn’t buying it.
Thankfully, both of them have other things to worry about for the time being. Jones is scheduled to defend his title against the dangerous Thiago Santos next month at UFC 239, while Cormier rematches ex-champ Stipe Miocic on August 17 to protect the heavyweight belt he took in 2018.
Everyone wants to see Jones and Cormier go one more time. Only the fickle MMA gods can keep them apart.
That and Cormier’s decision to do it his way.
For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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