Daniel Cormier entered UFC 214 as the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, but then Jon Jones would knock him out and take the gold away from him.
The former champion has been quiet since the knockout loss, but then the fighter issued a statement of his own on Sunday Night.
In the statement, the former champion congratulates his longtime rival on his victory and apologizes to referee ?Big? John McCarthy for his post-fight actions.
Here is the statement that Cormier released via Instagram:
Cormier has only suffered two defeats in his professional MMA career and they both came to UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones.
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