Baddest on the planet? Cormier searching for GOAT status

Cain Velasquez was already soaring up the heavyweight ladder when two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier was getting his feet wet in the American Kickboxing Academy, attempting to get his own MMA career off the ground.So head coach Javier Mendez kept…

Cain Velasquez was already soaring up the heavyweight ladder when two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier was getting his feet wet in the American Kickboxing Academy, attempting to get his own MMA career off the ground.So head coach Javier Mendez kept a close eye on the two when they were in the ring together.“Just take Cain down,” Mendez would tell Cormier, who recalled later that such a task, “Wasn’t easy.” Eventually, they graduated to sparring, with Mendez telling the future UFC champion to “Go easy.”Cormier, a competitor from birth, wouldn&rsqu … Read the Full Article Here