Jon Jones says Daniel Cormier could have been the greatest of all time, invites him for pizza
Jones has invited his old rival out to Baton Rouge, offering to fly him there so the pair can "bury the hatchet" over pizza.
Jon Jones has said Daniel Cormier could have been considered the greatest fighter of all time had the two not competed in the same era, and has invited his old rival to Baton Rouge to settle their differences over pizza.
Speaking in an interview on the Prince St. Pizza YouTube channel, Jones said: "I feel as if we weren't part of the same era, I think he would have been considered one of the greatest fighters, if not the greatest fighter of all time."
Jones said his goal was to "make bygones be bygones, invite him out for a pizza, maybe we can do a meet-and-greet for the fans here". He then addressed Cormier directly: "So hopefully, if you're watching, Daniel Cormier, I'll invite you out here to Baton Rouge. I'll fly you out. We can have pizza. We can talk. You can show me things about Louisiana. And we can bury the hatchet."
The former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champions had one of the most bitter rivalries in the sport. They brawled at a press conference in 2014, and Jones beat Cormier by decision at UFC 182 in 2015. Jones also knocked Cormier out in their rematch, a result later overturned to a no contest, and once called him an "enemy for life". The pair coached against each other on ALT Reality earlier this year.
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