"One of the greatest rivalries in MMA history" - Fans react as Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 1 turns 10 years old

The rivalry between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier has a special place in modern MMA. As their first showdown against each other turns 10, fans offered their reactions.

'Bones' and 'DC' took on each other in their first meeting at UFC 182 in January 2015. The duo was embroiled in a series of nasty exchanges during the build-up of the fight.

Cormier challenged Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title and entered the bout as an undefeated fighter. Jones defended his title successfully by defeating Cormier via a unanimous decision.

January 3, 2025, marked a complete decade since the fight took place. UFC on This Day posted a clip of the showdown on X with its caption reading as:

"Bad blood didn't stop here... 10 years ago #OnThisDay, Daniel Cormier & Jon Jones fought 25 minutes in the first of their two title fights!"

Fans assembled under the post with one of them terming it as:

"One of the greatest rivalries in MMA history."

Another one while praising the fight reacted by writing:

"What a fight."

One of the fans pointed out the palpable tension inside the cage:

"tension in the ring."

Check out a few more fan reactions below:

Screenshot from @UFConThisDay on X's comment section

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When Jon Jones' win was overturned to a no-contest after a failed drug test

Jon Jones is considered one of the greatest fighters in MMA by many. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion has near-to-clean professional record of 28-1 with a lone loss coming via a disqualification against Matt Hamill in 2009. One of his fights, however, was overturned to a no-contest from a win.

Jon Jones locked horns with his arch-rival Daniel Cormier for the second time for the light heavyweight title at UFC 214 in July 2017. 'Bones' originally won the fight via a third-round KO to win the title. However, he was later stripped of the title for testing positive for turinabol metabolite and his win was declared a no-contest.