Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones’ UFC 309 win over Stipe Miocic

Daniel Cormier thinks Jon Jones confirmed that he’s ranges above Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.

Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) retained his heavyweight title by ending Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) with a spinning again kick to the physique in Saturday’s foremost occasion at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.

Miocic was virtually stopped in Spherical 1 when Jones took him down and landed huge floor and pound. Jones systematically broke him down all through the struggle earlier than getting the end in Spherical 3.

“From the very begin of this struggle, it was very obvious that these two weren’t on the identical degree,” Cormier mentioned on his YouTube channel. “From Spherical 1, Jon Jones had a 10-8 spherical. He began the struggle with a wonderful kick to the center, jabs at Stipe Miocic, takes him down with what was a sick takedown.”

Cormier thinks the harm Miocic took on the bottom early set the tone for the remainder of the struggle, the place he slowed down drastically.

“It appeared like Stipe anticipated one thing, and he received one thing utterly totally different,” Cormier mentioned. “It was a wipeout. It actually was a wipeout. And whereas I used to be shocked, I knew that this struggle might go one among two methods: It could possibly be very shut, it could possibly be very aggressive, or it could possibly be one-sided. Tonight we received choice 2, the one-sided struggle the place Miocic didn’t get a lot completed.”

Cormier did take the time to reward his former rival, crediting him for what he’s achieved all through his profession.

”This dude proves time and time once more, man, how good he’s, and I really consider a whole lot of it’s as a result of arduous work, the struggle IQ, and the toughness, the sturdiness that he possesses contained in the octagon,” Cormier mentioned. “It doesn’t matter what I really feel about Jon Jones in life. I do respect him tremendously, immensely, as a fighter. He does a whole lot of the best issues when he’s inside that octagon, and that has led to him having extra success than anybody has had.

“This man has defended titles, and over the course of three generations of fighters. That was it for that era. Stipe was it for that era. … He has defended this belt over three generations. So it doesn’t matter what you are feeling about him, it’s very obvious that it’s a must to respect him and the abilities that he possesses within the octagon. He has as soon as once more defended a belt and stays UFC champion.”