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Video: Daniel Cormier talks Jon Jones, UFC 197 and training with Rico Verhoeven

UFC light heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier talks training with Glory Champion Rico Verhoeven and his rematch with Jon Jones.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier defends his championship on April 27th at UFC 197 against former champion Jon Jones.

The two fighers will face off for a second time in just over a year. Jones won the first fight by unanimous decision at UFC 182 in January of last year. Since the loss, Cormier has won two straight fight, capturing the vacant light heavyweight championship (after Jones was stripped in April) with a win over Anthony Johnson, and defending the belt against Alexander Gustafsson.