Overview

• Speaking on ESPN’s Good Guy/Bad Guy, Cormier said Jones’s failed drug tests disqualify him from his personal Mount Rushmore while again calling Jones the toughest and one of the smartest opponents he faced.
• Cormier rejected Jones’s claim that he felt inferior, citing his own wrestling résumé and two-division UFC titles as evidence of comparable or superior achievements.
• He said he likes Jones’s push to be marketed as a “Forever Champion,” though he stopped short of endorsing the moniker as an official honor.
• Jones responded on social media last week, calling it insulting to write off his accomplishments as steroids and attributing his success to God-given ability.
• Co-host Chael Sonnen publicly backed Cormier’s stance, arguing the steroid issue is what most unsettles Jones and reaffirming that failed tests affect legacy assessments.