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With his last UFC Fight, Jon Jones proved he is one of the greatest fighters ever. Jones came back to the UFC octagon after a hiatus of three long years and destroyed his opponent, Ciryl Gane, just two minutes and four seconds into the first round. The UFC legend showed that ring rust had not affected him a bit. Following his glorious victory, MMA fans all around the globe started to consider him the GOAT. Now, Jones reigns as the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Before that, Jones ruled over the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Back then, Jones’ rivalry with Daniel Cormier was a hot topic in the MMA community.

The 35-year-old Jones sat on the light heavyweight throne from March 2011 to April 2015. He became the light heavyweight champion for the second time in 2018 and remained in the position until August 2020. Back then, Cormier was another tough fighter in the light heavyweight division. However, Jones defeated DC twice in the light heavyweight title shot. The heated rivalry between them was evident not just in the UFC octagon but outside as well. Recently, Jones pulled the leg of DC after coming across a video of a kid talking about Jones’ achievements.

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Fans react to Jon Jones poking fun at Daniel Cormier

Recently, an Instagram user named Theo Clark MMA posted a video praising the UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. In the video, he said, “Jon Jones has defended his light heavyweight title fourteen times against names like Rashad Evans, Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Shogun Rua and beat Daniel Cormier twice. If Jon Jones wins his fight, it will be another hole in Daniel Cormier’s coffin.Surprisingly, Jon Jones came across the video and reacted to it using a skull emoji.

 

On top of that, Bones tagged Daniel Cormier in the comment section. After coming across Jones’ reaction to the video, fans were quick to comment on the video and Jon’s reaction.

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Following are some of the reactions from the fans: 

  • “Bro got jon jones here with 73 followers wtf”
  • “Kid you still got a lot of growing up to do before you realize Jon jones is good but dc was great”
  • “Why is Jon jones here”
  • “Jon was probably a champion before this kid was born.”
  • “Hahahaha love how Jon tags dc”
  • “love mma community. Jon tagging dc. And every video reaches everyone”
  • “Now that I think about it Jon’s hardest opponents have been when they’re out of their prime”
  • “Goat doesn’t miss any change to pull DC’s leg”

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The fans enjoyed how Jon Jones seized the opportunity to pull the leg of his old rival. Like the kid, some fans believed that Jones is a GOAT. Do you think that Jon Jones is the greatest fighter of all time? Let us know in the comments below.

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