Jon Jones: No rivalry with Cormier, 'he's not even my toughest opponent'
Jon Jones reminded Daniel Cormier of their record head-to-head. Jones and Cormier are two of the biggest rivals in UFC history. While we just saw Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev bury the hatchet after their title fight at UFC 328, Jones and Cormier are still bickering at each other almost 10 years later.
During the filming of ALF Global's "Alf Reality" series, Jones insisted that there is no rivalry with Cormier after he beat him twice in UFC light heavyweight title fights – with their rematch overturned to a no contest after he tested positive for a turinabol metabolite . "Everyone feels as if we have a big rivalry," Jones said on ALF Global's YouTube channel . "Rivalries usually happen when one person is one (win) and one person is one (win).
I have two (wins). There's no rivalry. Not only is there not a rivalry, he's not even my toughest opponent.
" Jones named Cormier his third toughest opponent after Alexander Gustafsson and Dominick Reyes. Cormier put an asterisk on Jones' second win over him by making needle injection noises, and did not hesitate to answer when asked if he hates Jones ( h/t Freak MMA ). After all these years, DC and Jones still somehow manage to hate each other like it’s a full-time job 😂🤣 ( via ALF GLOBAL ) pic.
twitter. com/jcvh1HaEIK — FREAK. MMA (@FREAKMMA1) May 15, 2026 "Yes," Cormier said.