Jon Jones Is Not Interested in Moving to Heavyweight to Face Daniel Cormier

– Jon Jones says he’ll likely move to heavyweight eventually, but not any time soon, and not for Daniel Cormier. Jones, who is the UFC light heavyweight champion, took to Twitter ahead of Cormier’s fight with Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 this weekend to explain why a third fight between the two is unlikely to materialize. You can see his posts below.

Jones and Cormier have been inextricably linked to each other over the last several years, having fought twice. Jones won the first fight, and the second fight was initially his before a failed drug test saw it get overturned to a no-context. Cormier, never one to let the situation lie, took to his own Twitter account to get the last word in:

I’ve been the light heavyweight champion for almost my entire MMA career, never have I moved up to challenge a heavyweight champion. I’m simply not interested in it right now, never seriously have been.

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 12, 2019

I feel like the move is inevitable but as of right now, Im dominating fights and making weight just fine. Daniels and I not reverie, but beef started at the light heavyweight division and that’s where it should end.(even though I could’ve sworn I ended this once or twice already)

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 12, 2019

Despite what he says to the media, I will guarantee you guys there will be no third fight. No way will he lose that weight again, no way will he be willing to reface those nightmares that comes when facing the beast.

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 12, 2019

Of course he wants to fight me, he’s fought 3 times this year and I’m gonna make more this weekend than he will even if he fights again this year lmao. O, how times have changed!

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) August 13, 2019