Cormier revealed he’s once again the division’s top dog on Wednesday’s edition of “UFC Tonight.”
“[UFC president] Dana White called me today, and he said, ‘If it’s a no contest, then the fight didn’t happen. If one of you guys woulda missed weight and he woulda won the fight you still woulda kept the belt. Because of that the championship is getting returned to you. If he cheated, he could not have fought and cheated and still won the fight.
“So, once again I’m the UFC champion.”
The move shouldn’t come as a surprise, as White stated after Jones’ A-sample was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation last month that the gold would go back to Cormier if Jones was dirty.