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Jon Jones: Daniel Cormier heavyweight fight makes ‘no sense,’ would be ‘my greatest chance of losing’

Don’t count on Jon Jones moving to heavyweight or Daniel Cormier returning to light heavyweight anytime soon — that’s if you ask the current UFC light heavyweight champion.

Jones doesn’t believe Cormier, the UFC heavyweight champ, would risk dropping back down to 205 pounds only to fall short to Jones a third time. “DC” is scheduled to defend his heavyweight title in a rematch against Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 on Aug. 17. Cormier has one title defense since winning the belt with a knockout of Miocic last summer.

“He’s definitely never coming back to light heavyweight.