Daniel Cormier claims his chief UFC rival Jon Jones is gay.

Cormier and Jones, both of whom have held the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, once shared one of the fiercest rivalries in MMA history. Today, both men are retired, but their rivalry has been rekindled as they serve as rival coaches on a Russian reality TV show akin to The Ultimate Fighter. 

Jones and Cormier’s time on the show has produced plenty of memorable moments. One of the latest occurred when Jones began making some sexualized gestures, and Cormier accused him of being a homosexual.

See this wild exchange between the two UFC legends below:

Cormier claims UFC nemesis Jon Jones is a homosexual

🤔 DC says Jon Jones is gay:

“All the gay stuff is crazy man. This guys gay man, this guy right here is gay.

Look what he’s doing man, he’s gesturing, he’s motioning, about men!”

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“All the gay stuff is crazy man,” Cormier said after Jones sat down. “It’s crazy, this guy. This guy’s gay, man. This guy right here is gay. The dude’s gay.

“Look what he’s doing man. He’s gesturing, he’s motioning — about men!”

While this kind of remark might have sparked a brawl between Cormier and Jones at the pinnacle of their rivalry, Jones was able to laugh it off this time. In fact, he seemed to lean into it, once again standing up to make more lewd gestures.

Jon Jones won his first encounter with Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision. In their second fight, he knocked Cormier out, but the result was overturned when he failed a drug test.