NEW YORK – Daniel Cormier has pulled back the curtain on what unfolded in the aftermath of the UFC 309 pre-fight press conference faceoff between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic . The attitude between Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) and Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) has become more hostile as the days wind down to Saturday’s heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). Jones said the fight is now “very personal” to him after he thinks his opponent made a personal slight toward his family and called him a “b*tch” on the “Countdown” preview show, but Miocic thinks it’s an overreaction and claims he never spoke of Jones’ children. Cormier, who has a deep history with both sides of the championship bout, is not surprised by Jones’ demeanor. He thinks “Bones” is the type to use anything he can as motivation. “A lot of greats do (take anything as motivation),” Cormier told MMA Junkie on Friday
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