Daniel Cormier has somewhat surprisingly ran to Jon Jones‘ side in the midst of his two misdemeanor charges.
Jones and Cormier have a heated past and both men have openly made it clear of their disdain for one another. Over the years, that feud has started to fade and the Olympic wrestler is now siding with his old rival.
After news surfaced of Jon Jones being handed two misdemeanor charges — and his subsequent not guilty plea — many questioned his reliability outisde of the cage. While the verdict of the case remains unresolved, Daniel Cormier has shared his thoughts on the situation.
Instead of belittling his long-term rival, DC opted to side with ‘Bones’.
“My boy Jon Jones,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. “Guys, he got served two misdemeanors for the incident with the drug-testing lady.”
“If I’m being completely honest, though, the whole time I kind of thought that whole deal was BS.”
“I feel like he was approached very early, right? Or, if I recall correctly, it was either really early in the morning or late in the evening where he could have been at home, having some drinks.”
“We all rush to judge Jones because of his past issues, but the reality is, if a man is at his house and he’s having some drinks in the confines of his own home, so what? It’s his right to do that.”
“If the drug-testers come and he might be a little bit tipsy or messed up, maybe the interactions aren’t as fun or as easy as they may have been in other occasions.”
Cormier continued, insisting that Jones has been an easy person to target due to his past.
“I kinda always thought it was BS. I don’t think much is going to come of it. Because he is who he is, it’s always a story, regardless of what happens to this guy. And honestly, that’s kind of like living in the spotlight.”
“I think because of everything he’s done in the past, the light shines a little brighter on him. Even in situations where it shouldn’t.”
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“So, I don’t really think that this is that big of a deal. I think it was always going to be a misdemeanor, but some of the things that has happened in the past are much more serious…”
“I think this man was bombarded a little bit and I think that a misdemeanor is only the court’s way of taking some action.”
Cormier ended by saying that despite their relationship and history, he still believes the charges to be wrong.
“I’m not the judge, I’m not the jury, so it doesn’t really matter. I’m just a guy that doesn’t like a guy, that is actually standing up for that guy because I know that’s bullsh*t.”
