The road is now open for a new super bout between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.
Jones took their 12th straight victory when he defended the belt against Daniel Cormier this morning.
“The Mauler” was not slow in giving his views on the game.
“Jones, I’m not impressed by your effort,” writes Swedish UFC star on Facebook.
It had been described by many as the most interesting game in several years in the UFC. Both basically undefeated, Jon Jones (20-1) and Daniel Cormier (15-0) so far in their careers, and they both seem to detest each other has made the meeting even more forward to speaking.
At a press intro last fall, they could not be kept apart and happened at loggerheads before the world’s cameras, for example.
Main brawl in UFC182 as fans waited for half a year may not lived up to the high expectations and went to five rounds.
It was only in the fourth round as Jones showed masterclass, and wrestling specialist Cormier finished with a powerful, removing the last round. But it was not enough against champion who won a unanimous judgment calls (all had 49-46).
Irritated exit
The 27-year-old Jones raised his arms to show that he won even before the
Afterward also invited Jones to something that could be interpreted as an R-rated gesture towards his opponent.
– All the shit he talked before motivated me. But I took away his zero in the column, says Jones.
defended the title for the ninth time
The victory meant his eighth title defense in a row – a suite that certainly many Swedish fans hope a certain ” The Mauler “will bring an end to.
The match could namely also be seen as a pure semifinals in the light heavyweight where it was already decided that the winner later will meet the winner between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson in a clean title fight.
January 24 on Tele 2 arena come together Gustafsson and Johnson.
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