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Daniel Cormier Didn’t Take Pleasure in Jon Jones’ Arrest: ‘This Dude is Messed Up’

Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones have never been on the best of terms.

Still, when Cormier learned that his light heavyweight rival had been arrested in Albuquerque for aggravated DWI, negligent use of a firearm, possession of an open container of alcohol and operating a vehicle without insurance, it wasn’t cause for celebration. That Jones’ latest incident occurred when many cities have instituted “shelter in place” measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak might have only served to compound the champion’s vices, Cormier said.

“For a guy that has these issues, whether it be alcohol, whether it be drugs, that dead time is your worst enemy,” Cormier said on the "DC & Helwani" podcast.