Jones Vs Cormier 3 "Almost Confirmed" as Wrestling Match Under PWL Banner
ALF Global CEO Alfredo Auditore says a Jones vs Cormier wrestling match is almost confirmed from both sides under the PWL banner. DC says they've been offered seven figures.
It's happening, maybe. Alfredo Auditore, the CEO of ALF Global, posted on his Instagram Stories this week that a Jon Jones (28-1, 1 NC MMA) vs Daniel Cormier (22-3, 1 NC MMA) wrestling match is in the works under the Professional Wrestling League banner. "We've made a wrestling match: Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier in our PWL league," Auditore wrote. "It's almost confirmed from both sides. Let's do it!" He followed up with a second post: "In the works. Negotiating."
If this actually happens, it would be the third time these two have competed against each other, and the first time outside the UFC. This would be a massive fight.
Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 3: The Beef Never Ended
Jones and Cormier were supposed to be past all this. They were brought on as opposing coaches on ALF Reality earlier this year, a Russian reality show similar to The Ultimate Fighter. The idea was probably that they'd keep things professional since neither guy is actively fighting anymore. But that only lasted about five minutes.
During filming DC called Jones fat to his face. Jones fired back claiming he's 3-0 in their rivalry. DC wasn't having that. He pointed out that the official record is 1-0 cause the second fight at UFC 214 got overturned to a no contest when Jones failed a drug test for turinabol. Over a decade of bad blood and these two still can't be in the same room without going at each other.
Then DC threw down the challenge publicly. "15-0 American wrestling, international wrestling 10-0, Greco-Roman wrestling, anything that ends in the word wrestling, let me and Jones do it, and I'll win," Cormier said. He even offered to bet $50,000 on it. Jones shut it down. "You've had your chance DC," he posted on social media. But apparently Auditore changed his mind.
Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 3: Seven Figures on the Table
Here's where it gets really interesting. DC recently revealed that both fighters have been offered seven figures for the match. Not $50K side bets, actual seven figure paydays. The catch? Jones doesn't want a traditional wrestling match.
He wants submission-only grappling rules instead. DC wants pure wrestling because that's where he knows he has the advantage. DC was an Olympic wrestler and two time NCAA Division I champion. The man's wrestling credentials are insane and he knows Jones can't match them on the mat under wrestling rules.
That format disagreement is apparently the last thing holding it up. Auditore seems confident he can get both sides to agree. Whether Jones actually shows up for a wrestling match where DC has every advantage is a different question entirely.
Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 3: A Rivalry That Won't Die
These two first fought at UFC 182 in January 2015. Jones won by unanimous decision. They ran it back at UFC 214 in July 2017 and Jones knocked DC out with a head kick in round three. That result got thrown out after the drug test, so the official record reads 1-0 Jones with one no contest. DC has never gotten a clean loss avenged.
Jones is 38 now and DC is 46. Neither has competed in MMA since at least 2020 for DC and November 2024 for Jones. But the hatred is clearly still alive, and now there's real money behind making a third meeting happen. Jones has been trying to leave the UFC to fight Ngannou through MVP.
Now a wrestling match with DC through PWL is on the table, too. The GOAT conversation might not be settled in the Octagon but it could get another chapter on the wrestling mat.
"It's almost confirmed from both sides," Auditore said. "Let's do it."
