Ufc news: daniel cormier on jon jones loss, ufc 214 ref admits mistake

Daniel Cormier has congratulated Jon Jones on his UFC 214 victory and apologised to the referee for his behaviour in the aftermath. Cormier was stunned by a vicious head kick from Jones and

the fight was subsequently stopped seconds later after a flurry of punches. The defeated light heavyweight champion was initially furious at referee Big John McCarthy for intervening but

later rowed back, admitting he had been beaten fair and square. “First off, thank you all for the kind words,” Cormier wrote on Instagram. “I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon

Jones and his team. “They did a phenomenal job and got the victory.  “To Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologise for acting up with you. “I am thankful for the time you gave me to try

and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. “I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. “Your time and

energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen.” UFC 214 REF: I GOT CORMIER V JONES STOPPAGE WRONG Big John McCarthy

himself has admitted that he did not get the stoppage of Cormier v Jones 2 exactly right. Cormier was covering up on all fours attempting to recover from a signature Jones barrage when

McCarthy waved the contest off in the third round. And in fact the 54-year-old later admitted after watching the recording of the fight that he might have made a mistake - by coming in too

late. “Every referee wants to be perfect, but that's just not a possibility,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter.