Jon Jones to Daniel Cormier: I hope you're ready to come to daddy

Well, it looks like round 1 of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier is already in the books, and it’s the champion who laid out the first assault.

Of course, Cormier was quick to offer a retort – or at least an attempted retort.

Cormier was today announced as a replacement opponent for an injured Alexander Gustafsson, and “DC” will now meet Jones at September’s UFC 178 event. Just moments after the bout was made official, Jones reportedly sent Cormier a direct message via Twitter. The note contained a very clear message.

“I hope you’re ready to come to daddy,” Jones allegedly wrote.

A Cormier representative insisted the message was indeed genuine. Jones’ manager, Malki Kawa, wasn’t immediately available for comment.

Cormier first mentioned the message during an interview on Wednesday’s new edition of “UFC Tonight.” Shortly after, Cormier took to Instagram to post a public reply, as well as a request to help get his response delivered to the champ.

“Guys how do you respond to someone on Twitter that doesn’t follow you?” Cormier asked. “I need this message to get to @jonnybones I didn’t think I followed him , he knows something we don’t. He just randomly sent me this lol. #newchamp.”

The message? A simple one.

“I’m going to f–k you up,” Cormier wrote.