Jon Jones had a conversation with fellow former UFC champion Anderson Silva that boosted his confidence to an even greater degree ahead of Saturday’s UFC 214 title rematch with Daniel Cormier . Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who challenges Cormier (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for light heavyweight gold in the UFC 214 headliner, has always spoke highly of Silva throughout his career. They’ve trained together on multiple occasions and also share a commonality in having fought “D.C.” Related Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones agree to ignore each other during UFC 214 call, almost stick to it Jones, of course, beat Cormier in their first encounter at UFC 182 in January 2015. The rematch has been scheduled multiple times, with one attemped at UFC 200 in July 2016. The fight fell apart during fight week when Jones was flagged with a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) violation, which led to “The Spider” stepping in as a replacement on roughly 48 hours’ notice
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Jon Jones: Anderson Silva told me Daniel Cormier ‘has fear in his heart’ – MMA Junkie