(via ESPN's First Take)
Daniel Cormier Names His MMA Mount Rushmore, Stephen A. Smith Does Not Approve
Daniel Cormier has revealed his MMA Mount Rushmore and it's quite clear that Stephen A. Smith isn't a fan.
Cormier recently appeared on ESPN's "First Take" and gave his list of the four pillars of MMA. His choices left Smith dumbfounded. The UFC Hall of Famer chose Royce Gracie, Chuck Liddell, Georges St-Pierre, and Khabib Nurmagomedov in that order for his MMA Mount Rushmore.
Viewers could already tell by the look on Stephen A. Smith's face that he didn't agree with those choices, and he let Cormier know about it.
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"You don't have Jon 'Bones' Jones on your list? Are you crazy? Jon 'Bones' Jones ain't on the list? Top four all time? I mean, listen, Georges St-Pierre, I got that, I mean Nurmagomedov, I can't sneeze at that, retired undefeated," Smith said. "I get all of that. Jon 'Bones' Jones is not on your list. And oh, by the way, as much as I love St-Pierre, what about Anderson Silva? What about him? We just gonna ignore those two names? DC, you sure? Are you sure you're doing that? I mean, you're on national TV, DC. You sure?"
Cormier went on to explain that he didn't put Jon Jones or Anderson Silva on the list due to their past history when it comes to failed drug tests. Smith admitted that he couldn't rip on "DC" too much for his reasoning, but he still couldn't shake the feeling that leaving "Bones" and "The Spider" off the list just doesn't seem right.
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