Daniel Cormier recently weighed in on Jon Jones’ upcoming heavyweight clash against Stipe Miocic. He compared it to the infamous bout between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
‘Bones’ is set to make his first heavyweight title defense next weekend against Miocic. The pair will headline the UFC 309 event, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
The bout marks a return to action for Jones after a year on the sidlines, whereas Miocic will step back in the octagon for the first time since his KO loss to Francis Ngannou in 2021.
Ahead of their highly anticipated clash next weekend, Cormier opted to share his thoughts on the fight during a recent episode of his Good Guy / Bad Guy podcast with Chael Sonnen. According to ‘DC’, Jones vs. Miocic has a similar feeling to McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov.
The UFC Hall of Famer stated that he feels as though the fight isn’t only important for the division but the sport as a whole, which is the same feeling he felt when ‘The Notorious’ faced ‘The Eagle’ at UFC 229. He said:
“Conor McGregor and Khabib [Nurmagomedov] fought and it was bigger than just for the division. When you have big fights, sometimes it feels like this fight means more to the entire sport. It feels like that with this one [Jones vs. Miocic].”
Check out Daniel Cormier’s comments here (2:45):