Video: Here's how Daniel Cormier is training for UFC champ Jon Jones' eye-pokes

If the best offense is a good defense, Daniel Cormier will apparently be ready for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones when their recently rescheduled title fight finally takes place.

With help from fellow UFC fighters Luke Rockhold and Phil Davis, Cormier and Co. showed how they’re preparing for Jones’ infamous eye-pokes.

Check it out (via Instagram):

Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) and Cormier (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), No. 1 and No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light heavyweight rankings, were scheduled to headline UFC 178 on Sept. 27. However, on Tuesday, after Jones suffered knee and ankle injuries, the fight was rebooked for UFC 182 on Jan. 3.

It’s a crushing blow for the UFC. What was shaping up to be the can’t-miss fight and event of the year – thanks in large part to this past week’s on-stage brawl and subsequent heated interviews – has now been pushed back to 2015.

While videos like the one above will help maintain some interest in the grudge match, three months can be a lifetime in the MMA world.

For more on UFC 178 and UFC 182, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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