Interim UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has weighed in his opinion on Jon Jones’ lenient punishment.
To say that Cormier and Jones dislike each other would be a massive understatement. The two UFC fighters simply despise each other and were involved in a bitter feud in the lead-up to their title fight at UFC 182.
However, DC seems to be willing to put his rivalry with “Bones” aside as he looks at the bigger picture.
The man who won Jones’ vacated belt by submitting Anthony Johnson gave his two cents on Jones avoiding jail time and fines for his involvment in a hit-and-run to MMA Fighting.
“When this incident happened, the thought wasn’t really that Jon was going to serve jail time. The hope was that there would be some sort of punishment for his actions, and that was the punishment levied by the judicial system. The system is in place for a reason, so we have to all agree that it’s fair.”
“Jon is not getting off scot-free. He will now be able to help young children and talk to them so that they don’t make mistakes like he has over the course of his life.”
“Hopefully on the other side he becomes a better person and he gets back to doing what he does best, and that’s fighting.“
Cormier squares off against Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 192 this Saturday night in Houston.
“I would love to fight him,” he added. “I have to get by Alexander Gustafsson first, and then we’ll see what happens. But yeah, I would love for it to be Jon Jones next.”
