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Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones could have one of the best rivalries in all of MMA. They’re two of the best fighters alive, they’re in the same weight class, and they don’t like each other very much at all. They haven’t fought in large part because of Jones’ substance abuse and Cormier’s injury, but that hasn’t stopped them from going after each other on social media while they wait to duke it out again for real.
After Ovince St. Preux stepped up to fight at UFC 197 in Cormier’s place, the injured fighter offered to train the late replacement to help prepare him for what should be an incredibly difficult matchup. That offer sent Jones off for some reason:
(WARNING: NSFW language)
Willing to train OSP and is willing to pay for his expenses? You are a sheep in wolves clothing and I see right through you. pussy.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 4, 2016
"Or offer all my resources to OSP and hope he can possibly do it for me." https://t.co/a8ltA1yotb
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 4, 2016
Jones is clearly still annoyed that Cormier pulled out of the fight, but his tone didn’t sit well with Daniel:
Coward is running from the scene of a crime without checking on person you hurt. Coward is refusing to fight Gustafson. Coward is ufc 151
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2016
Jon jones I have never been afraid of you or anyone in my entire life. You calling me coward is insane. Your day will come bitch.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2016
Jones you can't hurt me, u lunch like a bitch. Ur not winning decision next time. Just don't get ur dumb ass arrested again. Loser junkie
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2016
O my god jones is cool he took late notice fight, yea I'd fight osp too. I'd do it on 1 day notice. Harder fight you'd tuck ur tail again
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 4, 2016
Remember jones I didn't call u coward when u moved our 1st fight due to injury hypocrite. That's biggest word I'll use when talking to u.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
Last tweet. Jon ur dumb! Like really dumb. Get off ur high horse and stop riding the white horse. Junkie , I'm gonna rip ur head off!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
Clearly Jones touched a nerve with Cormier, who made a couple of decent points among all the expected rage and bravado. Jones came back once again with the tried-and-true method of belittling someone’s anger as irrelevant, and then things went off the rails:
Lol you mad bro?
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 5, 2016
Oh I know, I can feel his frustration through his tweets. https://t.co/KVAo5EWxpg
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 5, 2016
Daniel just please explain to us all why you would help OSP if you truly want to fight me and legitimize yourself as the champion?
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 5, 2016
Simple question. I'll be waiting for your simple explanation
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 5, 2016
@JonnyBones I want nothing more than to fight you. Ur a 10-1 favorite. We don't like you. We'd side with anyone fighting u. It's simple!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
Lol we? 😂 who's we? You and your vagina? https://t.co/HfgmiSCrjG
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 5, 2016
Me, my team and any reasonable human being. https://t.co/hope1dwWG2
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
@JonnyBones if I was just hurt I'd be in vegas to kick ur ass in 3 weeks.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2016
OK stop writing me I'm done with you for the day
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 5, 2016
Okay, good talk fellas.