Daniel Cormier willing to ‘go through fire’ and ‘get bloody’ to beat Jon Jones

“There are questions about everybody. Take me, for
example. People wonder how will I hold up in a longer, 5 round fight.
Hopefully I answered that in the fight with Josh Barnett. With Jon, we
all wondered how he would deal with adversity. He cruises through so
many fights. How will he do when things don’t go just right for him?
Well, on Saturday night, he got dealt about as bad adversity as it could
have gotten, and he got through it. I thought he fought well. I think
what that shows, is that Jon Jones is not only a great fighter, he’s a
guy that loves being a UFC champion and everything that comes along with
being the UFC champion. The fame, the money, and everything else around
it. The aura of being the best fighter in the world … he really does
love it. He lives for it, and it’s not going to be easy to take that
from him. He’s willing to go through the fire in order to stay in that
place. He’s said in his interviews that he wanted to be the greatest
fighter of all time, and people doubted his sincerity. Saturday, he
showed that he meant what he said. He wants to be the best of all time,
and he’s willing to do what it takes to ensure that.”

“I would love all that stuff too. I would love to be
called the best fighter in the world, and have everything else that
comes along with being the UFC champion. I thought Saturday night was
very telling, and it’s going to be difficult to get that belt away from
him. It’s going to have to be somebody that’s in the right frame of
mind, that’s willing to go through the fire with him. I know for a fact
that I’m willing to go there. I’m willing to be involved in a dirty
fight where we’re both bloodied and can hardly stand up. You have to be
willing to go to a place with Jon Jones that I don’t know if many people
are willing to go. I think Jon is the best fighter in the world, pound
for pound. Not just at 205. In all the weight classes, he’s the best.”