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Matthew Wells

Daniel Cormier defends Jon Jones against misdemeanor charges: ‘I think he was bombarded a little bit’

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and heavyweight champion Jon Jones have a heated past, but believes his rival was “bombarded” with a pair of misdemeanor charges after an incident with a drug test sample collector.

Years after Cormier and Jones had their championship saga in the UFC and all of the dramatic events that surrounded their bouts, the tension between the two has lessened. There was a time when the two men could not be in the same room together, but over the years, cooler heads have prevailed, although they would not call each other friends.

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