Daniel Cormier on Jon Jones’ performance: ‘There’s no way that guy can beat me’

Daniel Cormier wishes he was in Ovince Saint Preux’s position Saturday night.

The UFC light heavyweight champion doesn’t believe that the Jon Jones that came to fight at UFC 197 could have defeated him, he said on the FOX Sports 1 post-fight show. Cormier would have fought Jones in the main event fight, but had to pull out three weeks ago due to a leg injury.

“He got the job done,” Cormier said of Jones. “A lot of times, most guys, they don’t have their best performance, they lose. They don’t get it done. So, it shows how special Jon is. That being said, very disappointed that I didn’t get to compete tonight, because I do believe that if he showed up in the form that he did tonight or if this is the new Jon Jones, there’s no way that guy can beat me.”

Jones beat Saint Preux via unanimous decision in a complete performance to win the interim light heavyweight title. He swept the scorecards and one …

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