Dana White says that he wants Cormier to fight Jones, but the DC team wants him to retire

EXCLUSIVE

Dana White wants to put Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier in the octagon and lock the door … but DC people do not want him to fight "Bones" – they want him to retire.

TMZ Sports he's kept up with the honcho of the UFC outside Montage, in L.A. … and asked him for information about the DC and Brock Lesnar fight.

Dana told us that he did not know if the fight against Lesnar would take place … but he has a huge fight in his mind.

Jon Jones against Daniel Cormier III.

"It's obvious that I would like to see Jones and Cormier fight again with heavyweights," White tells us … "The Cormier team wants him to retire now. . "

Remember, DC has said many times that it's going retired at the age of 40 birthday – but there are still 4 months left – and leaving was apparently never an option … until now.

We also talked to Dana about Yair Rodriguez& # 39; INSANE Last second knockout of Korean zombie … and White says there's never been a better finish – in MMA, boxing or elsewhere, people are hitting each other.

"I think it's the best KO of the history of combat sports – all combat sports."