In his own words, Jon Jones is having a really good day.
In fact, so good that he’s down for his former foe Daniel Cormier to commentate his return to the octagon. The former UFC light heavyweight king makes his long-awaited comeback on March 4 at UFC 285, where Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) will take on Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship.
Jones and Cormier had one of the most personal and heated rivalries in the sport. The two fought twice, with Jones winning both bouts, although the last one would get overturned to a no contest due to Jones testing positive for a turinabol metabolite. Throughout that two-fight series, plenty of things were said, and they even infamously got into a brawl at a press conference.
Well, just weeks away from his return, Jones seems to have had a change in mind towards Cormier. In a series of tweets Wednesday, Jones said that he wouldn’t mind Cormier working cageside as a commentator for UFC 285.
“I’m so incredibly grateful this morning, that could’ve turned out so many different ways. Been thanking God all morning,” Jones wrote on Twitter.
“DC you are more than welcome to commentate at my fight, I think you are really good at what you do. I trust that you would be non-biased. All the best brother,” Jones later wrote.
DC you are more than welcome to commentate at my fight, I think you are really good at what you do. I trust that you would be non-biased. All the best brother
— BONY (@JonnyBones) February 15, 2023
A few moments later, Jones replied to a fan insisting through a hashtag that Cormier be the one to conduct the post-fight interview inside the cage.
“Whoever wants to do it, totally cool with me,” Jones replied. “I feel like I’m in a whole new chapter of my life, let bygones be bygones.”
Whoever wants to do it, totally cool with me. I feel like I’m in a whole new chapter of my life, let bygones be bygones. https://t.co/Ac4BbtYTz1
— BONY (@JonnyBones) February 15, 2023
Jones, who many consider to be one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, hasn’t competed since UFC 247 in February 2020. He edged out a narrow and controversial decision over Dominick Reyes in that fight for his 13th career title fight win at 205 pounds.
Since then, he’s been talking up a move to heavyweight, and it’s finally coming to fruition next month.
