Daniel Cormier Accuses Jon Jones of Intentionally Leaking Arthritis News

Daniel
Cormier doesn’t think Jon Jones’
arthritis news was leaked without his knowledge. 

While Jones retired last year, he returned to the drug testing pool
weeks later following the announcement of
UFC White House plans. Jones was rallying for a White House
matchup against Alex
Pereira until recently. However, that all changed after news of
Jones’ arthritis was leaked last week. Jones was at a DirtyBoxing
event when he revealed that his left hip is severely compromised
with arthritis. “Bones” subsequently accused the fan of recording
him with Meta glasses without his knowledge. 

However, Jones’ archrival, Cormier, isn’t buying his version of the
story. “DC” believes Jones intentionally leaked the news because he
is done fighting. Cormier argues that Jones’ couldn’t have been
filmed without his knowledge, as the Meta glasses show a white
light when recording starts.

Nothing Left?

“Jones said the kid filmed him without his knowledge,” Cormier
said. “Here is where I have a little bit of an issue with the
statement. It’s very easy to tell if you’re being recorded with
Meta glasses. They’ve got a white light on the side of the glasses
the moment you start recording. How could he have missed that?… I
think Jon
Jones knew what he was doing, I think that he wanted people to
know he’s injured… I believe Jon Jones is
hurt. That was the video that made me believe that Jon Jones
doesn’t have anything left.”

Jones (28-1) and Cormier (22-3) shared one of the most intense
rivalries in UFC history. Jones defeated Cormier via unanimous
decision in their first matchup in 2015. While Jones knocked
Cormier out in their rematch in 2017, it was overturned to a no
contest after “Bones” failed a drug test. Jones and Cormier
recently starred as rival coaches on the ALF Reality Show, commonly
knows as the Russian “TUF.”