Daniel Cormier (R) lands a big right hand
Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament victor Daniel Cormier (10-0) had been scheduled to face Frank Mir next month on November 3, 2012 but after the former UFC champ withdrew due to injury, the undefeated Cormier is left to wait for his next fight so he can complete his contract.
Once that last fight is out of the way, the door is now open for Cormier to move over to the UFC as one of the last heavyweights to do so.
For the former Olympian, it is certainly something that he wants to get done so he can move on with the next part of his career, but it’s something that he is willing to wait for.
Cormier was a guest on MMAWeekly Radio recently, telling the media outlet about his last contractual fight for Strikeforce.
“I keep getting asked if I’m going to say enough is enough and I’m going to the UFC? No, and I always go back to when I was at Oklahoma State, I had some opportunities to go coach other places, but John Smith and the staff at Oklahoma State, they allowed me to an education, so my commitment was to them, and it’s like that with Strikeforce,” said Cormier.
“If that one last fight after everything else is one thing I can give back. I’m fine with that, but let’s just kind of get it done.”
Cormier still wants that fight with Mir and is hoping the former UFC champ is healthy enough to face him this January at Strikeforce’s next scheduled event.
Also featured on the podcast was former MMA star, and current “Here Comes the Boom” actor Bas Rutten.