Overview
- Cormier told Josh Thomson he would wrestle Jon Jones under the Real American Freestyle banner, saying he’d return only for the “right guy.”
- He rejected a proposed matchup with Yoel Romero, calling the 48-year-old “insanely good” after Romero’s recent form.
- RAF has featured ex-UFC standouts, with Romero tech-falling Pat Downey 10-0 at RAF 4 and a Romero–Bo Nickal bout scheduled for January 10 alongside Colby Covington vs. Luke Rockhold.
- The Jones–Cormier rivalry includes two UFC title fights, with one Jones win later overturned following a positive test for a banned substance.
- The back-and-forth has continued on social media, and Jones has recently claimed he accepted a charity grappling trilogy with Cormier.