Jon Jones lashes out at his former UFC nemesis for his recent comments: "Stop putting my name"

Even after years away from the UFC cage, the heated rivalry between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier continues to stir headlines. What began as one of the most bitter rivalries in mixed martial arts history has once again spilled into the spotlight, with Jones firing back at Cormier’s latest remarks.

Cormier, now retired and working as a respected analyst, recently took aim at his old foe during an appearance on Club Shay Shay. While praising Jones’ natural gifts — including his towering frame and legendary 84.5-inch reach — Cormier made it clear he still hasn’t forgotten the controversies that surrounded their bouts.

“You don’t need to cheat,” Cormier said, hinting at Jones’ past failed drug tests. “You got all that. Keep that. Use what you have.”

Cormier didn’t stop there. He further mocked Jon Jones, suggesting the reigning heavyweight champion remains obsessed with him.

“He always gets mad at me,” Daniel Cormier remarked. “The other day, he said he lived rent free in my house, in my brain, or something like that. I’m like, man… shut up. I don’t care about you.”

Jon Jones claps back on Instagram

It didn’t take long for Jones to respond, and his words carried the trademark sting fans have come to expect. Taking to Instagram, Jones corrected Cormier’s mocking narrative with a pointed rebuttal.

“I didn’t say I lived at your house, even though I could if I really wanted to,” Jones wrote. “I said I built a mansion in your head, rent free. If you want your story to shine, stop putting my name on the cover every month. Just a thought.”

The comment underscores Jon Jones’ frustration at being continually dragged into discussions by his former rival, years after their rivalry officially ended in the Octagon.

A feud that refuses to fade

The Jones-Cormier saga is one of UFC’s most enduring storylines. Their battles culminated in 2017 at UFC 214, where Jones initially reclaimed the light heavyweight belt with a head-kick TKO over Cormier — only for the result to be overturned to a no contest due to a failed drug test. The animosity between the two never cooled, and despite Daniel Cormier’s retirement, the verbal sparring continues.

For fans, these verbal exchanges serve as a reminder of just how intense their rivalry once was — and how its echoes still shape MMA discourse today. Whether Jon Jones and Cormier ever share a stage again remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: neither man is willing to let the other slip quietly from memory.