Daniel Cormier se obratio javnosti putem Instagrama prvi put nakon što je otkriveno da je ispao iz UFC 197 meča s Jonom Jonesom, što je rezultiralo ubacivanjem Ovincea Saint Preuxa na fight card.

"Odluka da se ne borim 23. travnja je jedna od najtežih koje sam morao donijeti. Imao sam 18 mečeva i pojavio sam se svaki put. Želim se ispričati Jonu Jonesu, Lorenzu Fertitti, Dani Whiteu i svim UFC fanovima zbog toga što neću moći braniti pojas. Ovo me istinski rastužuje ali život ide dalje. Oporavak ne bi trebao trajati dugo i ne mogu dočekati sljedeću obranu pojasa. Fanovi, hvala am na podršci. Sve vas cijenim. DC."

  UFC 197: Cormier vs. Jones 2  
23. travnja, MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada

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The decision to not fight on April 23rd was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make. I've been scheduled to fight 18 times and I have made that walk every time. I want to apologize to Jon Jones, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White and all of the UFC fans for not being able to defend my title. This truly saddens me, but as with everything else in life, it goes on. The recovery should not take very long and I can't wait to compete and defend my title again. For all the fans, thanks for your support, I appreciate each and every one of you. DC

A photo posted by Daniel "DC" Cormier (@dc_mma) on Apr 2, 2016 at 3:19pm PDT

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