MANILA, Philippines – The animosity between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier towards each has not diminished one bit as both men met eye-to-eye once again during the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s “Unstoppable” press conference on Saturday, March 5.
This is the first time that the two have crossed paths since Jones easily cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Cormier in January 2015.
Jones and Cormier had a very tense staredown more than a year after their initial encounter, as they traded barbs on the microphone to the delight of everyone in attendance.
As UFC president Dana White stepped in to separate them and avoid another commotion, Jones gave Cormier a “Suck It” crotch chop, which was popularized by D-Generation X in World Wrestling Entertainment.
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It is also the similar affronting gesture that Jones made at the end of the fifth round of their first bout.
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The light heavyweight title rematch is set to happen in the main event of UFC 197 on April 24 (April 23 in US) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was a tough night for the UFC head honcho White, who also had to separate UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha, who are scheduled to duke it out on July 9 (July 8 in US).
At the same event, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization announced two championship matches for the UFC 199 pay-per-view event on June 5 (June 4 in US).
Newly-minted UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold squares off with former division kingpin Chris Weidman in a rematch, while bantamweight titleholder Dominick Cruz faces longtime rival Urijah Faber for the third time.
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There was no love lost between Cruz and Faber, who had a harsh chat about their first two meetings. – Rappler.com