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Sorry, Daniel Cormier, but Chael Sonnen isn't giving you much of a chance to defend your Light Heavyweight title against Jon Jones at UFC 200 on July 9, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's because as Jones proved in his UFC 197 interim title fight against Ovince Saint Preux last month, he can have the worst performance of his career and still come out on top with a unanimous decision victory.
And that's not even considering the fact that "Bones" was coming off a year-long layoff.
That's the reason that Sonnen declared on "The MMA Hour" that he doesn't believe there is anyone in the fight game who can hand Jones a loss right now.
"Cormier's got a shot. But, here's the thing: If two boxers box and they rematch, if the younger guy won the first time, the younger guy will win the second time ... only easier. That's the rule. I think that rule applies to MMA, too. Jon Jones looked terrible in his last fight, by Jon Jones standards. With that said, I don't know anyone that can beat the son of a bitch. As bad as he looked by his standards, I don't know of anyone that can beat him. I mean, he went out, fought the worst fight I've ever seen, won all five rounds, won the grappling, won the striking, won conditioning, he won every single aspect of the fight and it was still the worst fight he's ever done. I don't know what you are supposed to do with this guy. The son of a bitch knows how to play, man."
Sorry to you, too, Matt Hamill.
"American Gangster" -- and most of the MMA world -- was highly-critical of Jones' performance (see it again here). Even Cormier himself wasn't too thrilled with what he saw from his nemesis, as he is more than confident he can take out the new version of "Bones" when they rematch in "Sin City."
But, now that Jones has shook off the ring rust, is Cormier in for a case of deja vu? Sonnen seems to think so.