Wrestle World - Daniel Cormier DQs Jon Jones from GOAT conversation over history of 'dirty sh*t'

Daniel Cormier refuses to change his stance on Jon Jones’ greatness.

Cormier was asked if he thinks former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight champ Jones is the greatest of all time, but his answer remains no. Jones captured the heavyweight title with a quick submission of Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.

Former UFC dual-champion Cormier can’t ignore Jones’ (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) past history with performance-enhancing drugs, especially since he was involved in that chapter.

Jones defeated Cormier twice during his 205-pound title reign, but the second was overturned to a no contest after Jones tested positive for a turinabol metabolite in their rematch. Jones also tested positive for estrogen blockers clomiphene and letrozole in 2016 after he defeated Ovince Saint Preux. In both instances, an independent arbitrator determined that Jones did not knowingly cheat.

“You really can’t deny his greatness, right? Look at what he has done,” Cormier said during the UFC 312 Q&A in Sydney (h/t The MacLife). “The guy has really fought through three generations of fighter. He fought that early generation with (Lyoto) Machida and them. He went through my generation, and now he’s fighting a whole other generation of guys.

“So yeah, of course he’s one of the greatest fighters of all time. But when you do dirty sh*t, you don’t get to be called the greatest of all time.”

Cormier did admit that Jones’ head-kick knockout win over him at UFC 214, which was overturned to a no contest, was the hardest strike he’s ever absorbed in a fight.