“I fought very well. I started talking to him, lost focus, and in the end, I got kicked in the head. I got distracted — he landed. I should have stayed focused. Probably, that’s what I regret the most. That evening I felt so good that I went a bit beyond the limits and started doing things that are completely uncharacteristic for me, and that’s what I paid for,” said Daniel in an interview with Eddie Alvarez.
Recall that in 2017, Cormier lost to Jones by knockout in the third round. Later, the latter failed a doping test, and the fight result was changed to "no contest".