Not that the epic Main Event Showdown between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier vs Jon Bones Jones needed any more hype then it already had. But it sure as heck got some late last week when perhaps the greatest hype video in MMA history if not sports history was released.
If you know the story behind Jon Bones Jones then this will really hit home. No one can deny he is the greatest pound for pound fighter in the history of MMA, the problem being that he cannot beat himself and stay out of trouble.
The number’s don’t lie as he has beaten almost everyone top name the Light Heavyweight Division has ever offered with EASE! The list includes Daniel Cormier, Ryan Bader, Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Chael Sonnen, Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeria to name a few.
Despite his dominance, the fact that only Gustafsson has been close to even touching him, he cannot seem to stay out trouble. Between getting busted for DWI, A Hit and Run, Cocaine, and Doping to name a few of his latest issues.
If he can just get past these demons, then no one will ever be able to question his stake as the greatest of all time. His opponent Daniel Cormier is seen as American as Apple Pie. DC competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 20005, 206 and 2007 World Wrestling Championships.
He is 19-1 in his MMA career with wins over names such as Josh Barnett, Anthony Johnson 2x, Dan Henderson, Anderson Silva, Alexander Gustafsson, Roy Nelson, Frank Mir and Antonio Silva. Just like Jones, no one has come close to touching him in those matches.
His one loss, is to Jones at UFC 182 and haunts him to this day. He can’t escape it and is constantly reminded of it. It is his mission to avenge the loss to Jones and retire as champ. He had his chance last July at UFC 200 but the fight was cancelled only days before hand as Jones was busted for doping.
Both men were brought to tears when the news broke. Cormier was heartbroken as he badly wanted to avenge his loss. Jones was in tears as he claimed innocence, although his guilt was later proven. It is easily the most dramatic and heated rivalry in the history of the sport between two of the greatest of all time.
If all of that wasn’t enough to hype their main event at UFC 214 on July 29, then came the below video. You will get chills and goosebumps watching it. This fight cannot get here soon enough! Enjoy!
Video courtesy of You Tube and the UFC
Steve Pajk
July 11, 2017 at 12:45 pm
Cormier is going to get his revenge and defeat a rusty Bones Jones. Cormier is one of the top three MMA guys in the world right now.