Bleacher Report · Apr 9, 2017
For Daniel Cormier, Latest Win Equals Another Chance to Escape Jon Jones' Shadow
Daniel Cormier left the UFC Octagon celebrating again, but a rematch with Jon Jones looms large. Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty ImagesSomehow for Daniel Cormier, that destroyer of worlds, Anthony Johnson, was just a thing he had to get through, twice. Like a turnstile or a toll station, on the way to a far-off destination.
And now the DC tour bus rolls on. Next stop: Jon Jones.
It’s what Cormier wants and needs, and if all goes well over the next few months (and given Jones’ recent history, that’s a big “if”), the rematch becomes inevitable, and Cormier gets the chance to truly claim the belt that is already his.
Until now, he has remained in Jones’ shadow.