Daniel Cormier congratulates Jon Jones, apologizes to 'Big' John on Instagram after UFC 214 loss

Daniel Cormier is all class in the wake of his UFC 214 title-fight loss to Jon Jones.

Cormier (19-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) was transported to the hospital immediately after his third-round knockout loss to Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) in Saturday’s pay-per-view headliner at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and hasn’t spoken since a controversial post-fight interview with Joe Rogan inside the octagon.

Nearly 24 hours after dropping the light heavyweight belt to his biggest rival, though, Cormier has broken his silence. He released a statement on Instagram, showing respect to Jones and his camp at JacksonWink MMA.

Moreover, “D.C.” also apologized to referee “Big” John McCarthy, who he argued with after the first stoppage loss of his career.

First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize 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. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

A post shared by Daniel "DC" Cormier (@dc_mma) on Jul 30, 2017 at 7:36pm PDT

“First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize 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. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I’ll see you soon. DC”

Cormier-Jones 2 was the main event of UFC 214 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FXX and UFC Fight Pass.

For more on UFC 214, check out the UFC Events section of the site.