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Genau das bringts auf den Punkt.
Hier noch ein paar schöne Zitate aus ein paar Artikeln die nach dem Kampf geschrieben wurden:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2318590-daniel-cormier-meets-the-equal-he-wanted-in-jon-jones
Genau das bringts auf den Punkt.
Hier noch ein paar schöne Zitate aus ein paar Artikeln die nach dem Kampf geschrieben wurden:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2318590-daniel-cormier-meets-the-equal-he-wanted-in-jon-jones
Cormier was game. This loss wasn't a reflection of his own status as a mixed martial artist. He is clearly close to the top of the light heavyweight division. The problem is that Jones isn't even on top of the heap any more. He's in the stratosphere, looking down on a pile of ruined bodies.
http://deadspin.com/how-jon-jones-finished-daniel-cormier-1677382404And he may never beat Jones, but there is no shame in that, because there may never be be a man who beats Jones. There is no shame in being second best. Not when the best is the greatest of all time.
But what was more alarming was the psychological violence Jones inflicted on Cormier. No one thought Cormier was the better fighter of the two, but many thought Cormier physically and perhaps even mentally stronger. Those betting on Cormier to win were essentially wagering his wrestling against Jones's, thinking that his Olympic pedigree would be enough to neutralize the champion's kickboxing and allow him to grind Jones down. But Jones, as he said he would, attacked Cormier at his point of greatest strength. He bullied the shorter fighter, leaning on him and wedging Cormier against the cage for minutes at a time. We've seen Cormier reverse that position so many times before, picking up opposing fighters like sandbags, spinning them, and pinning them against the cage while he rested, but he couldn't outmuscle Jones. Not only did it sap at Cormier's strength, but it sapped at his belief.
For Cormier, the outlook is bleaker. He's 35, and there's no obvious direction for his career. Jones represents an endpoint for light-heavyweight fighters; they can't beat him, and those like Cormier are too good to pair against exciting, rising prospects. This was, realistically, Cormier's last chance at winning, and in a more fair and just world, he would've done so, because in a more fair and just world, Jon Jones wouldn't exist. And that's a good enough reason to cry.