A lot was on the line when Daniel Cormier met Jon Jones for a second time at UFC 214. In Jones’ absence from the sport, Cormier reigned over the light heavyweight division for nearly three years as UFC champion, and a victory over Jones on July 29 would have undoubtedly cemented Cormier as one of the greatest fighters of his generation.
But it wasn’t meant to be.
Cormier suffered a dramatic third-round knockout loss to Jones, an otherwise competitive rematch slipping through his fingers once “Bones” landed the flush head kick that signaled the beginning of the end.