Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones doping violation

Bengaluru, August 23: Daniel Cormier on hearing the disappointing news of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones' positive drug test by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on the first day of a family vacation in Hawaii responded with a statement.

In a statement released to the media, Cormier on the recent news, which potentially could result in his re-claiming of the UFC light heavyweight title said, "very emotional."

"It's hard to find words to describe how I'm feeling right now," Cormier said. "I'm disappointed to hear the news. It's very emotional.

"We as athletes are entitled to due process, and I will refrain from saying much more until I know exactly what happened.

"In my mind, on July 29, I competed and I lost. I thought Jon Jones was the better man that day. I don't know what to think anymore. I can't believe we are going through all of this again. We will see what happens next.

"Thank you to all my fans who have supported me during this dark time. I love you all very much," the statement concluded.

Jones, however, if found guilty of the doping violations might be stripped of the title which he only won in UFC 214 on July 29.

A beaten and emotional Cormier posted this on Instagram earlier this month,

First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC 📷@layziethesavage

A post shared by Daniel "DC" Cormier (@dc_mma) on Jul 30, 2017 at 7:36pm PDT

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