Daniel Cormier believes that, despite Jon Jones ’ long layoff, he could capture the UFC heavyweight title. However, that’s not what Cormier initially thought about his arch rival. Prior to heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou’s title-unification bout with Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January, Cormier said Jones would lose to both due to the time away and weight difference. “My opinion of him has changed in this regard, that I think that he’s so talented that, regardless, he’ll be OK,” Cormier said on The MMA Hour . “I also believe that he’s going to make sure that he still can compete.” Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) holds two wins over Cormier – one of them a knockout at UFC 214, which was overturned to a no contest after Jones tested positive for a turinabol metabolite
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