Today in MMA History: Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier fight for first time (not counting press conferences)
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![Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier are posing for a picture: Event: UFC 182 Date: Jan. 3, 2015 Result: Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – to retain light heavyweight title Notes: "Fight of the Night" ($50,000 each for Jones and Cormier) ... the fight was one of eight decisions in 11 fights at UFC 182 – including all on the main card ... Jones' win was his 12th straight and eighth straight title defense ... Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight title in April 2015 for violations of the UFC's Code of Conduct policy ... Cormier's loss was the first of his MMA career.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"53","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1c6ODx.img?h=1066&w=1598&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=562&y=157"},"dpi":2,"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1c6ODx.img?h=834&w=1248&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=562&y=157"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1c6ODx.img?h=834&w=1248&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=562&y=157"}})
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Event: UFC 182 Date: Jan. 3, 2015 Result: Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – to retain light heavyweight title Notes: "Fight of the Night" ($50,000 each for Jones and Cormier) ... the fight was one of eight decisions in 11 fights at UFC 182 – including all on the main card ... Jones' win was his 12th straight and eighth straight title defense ... Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight title in April 2015 for violations of the UFC's Code of Conduct policy ... Cormier's loss was the first of his MMA career.
Today in MMA History: Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier fight for 1st time (not counting press conferences)
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