The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held the UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference yesterday. The conference was intended to inform press of the mixed martial arts promotion’s packed summer event lineup.
For the event, many of the promotion’s summer competitors were in attendance to answer questions and participate in a quick staredown. Present for the event, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones had a few heated words with each other.
The two rival light heavyweight competitors began trash talking as their bad blood continued to heat up. During the event, Daniel Cormier talked about how he struck Jon Jones with a water bottle earlier behind the scenes.
After that, the UFC light heavyweight champion began calling Jon Jones names, including the N-word. For the full exchange, view the video below.
