Jon Jones Doesn’t See His Rivalry With Cormier as a Classic

Jon Jones spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 this weekend. The highlights are below:

On his rivalry with Cormier being compared to Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier: “I must have (expletive) up on history, because Daniel Cormier’s not beating me. He’s not my Frazier. Daniel Cormier is whoever Muhammad Ali beat twice.”

On his plans for the fight: “It’s going to be way more dominant. I expect more out of myself. The first time I had some questions about, ‘Who’s the guy? Who’s going to win this?’ You got two undefeated fighters; who’s 0 has got to go? Now I already know what I can do. I have a great blueprint I’ve been studying extensively, and the goal here is to finish the fight. I want to be the first person who makes ‘D.C.’ quit inside that octagon, and I believe with all my heart that it’s going to happen.”