Daniel Cormier’s resume puts him firmly among the greatest fighters in MMA history, but even legends carry moments they wish they could rewind.
During a recent appearance on the Weighing In podcast, the former two-division UFC champion was asked about the one thing he would change from his time in the octagon:
In terms of one (regret), it was the Jon Jones fight, the second time.
He explained that he felt sharp and confident throughout the fight:
I was in shape, we were fighting, I was fighting really well, and then he kicked me in the body, right?
I was like: “OK.”
Then he tried to head kick me and I was like: “Nope!”
That growing confidence, however, slowly turned into something else:
I started feeling so good that I lost focus.
Now I’m like, being arrogant, talking to him — doing all those things when that never was me.I was always so locked in. That’s why I was so good…
When I was in there, bro, it was like tunnel vision.I’m doing all kinds of stuff that just was not me, and then I got kicked in the head.
If I could relive that, I would have stayed locked in and not taken my eye off the ball.
Cormier lost twice to Jones, though their UFC 214 rematch was later ruled a no-contest after Jones failed a drug test.
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