Miocic: Cormier Just Likes To Make Noise
There is no need for an interim title fight — UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is planning on fighting Daniel Cormier soon.
Miocic was expected to defend his title against Cormier in a trilogy fight later this year. However, the Cleveland native recently stated that he wouldn’t compete unless he had a proper training camp amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
That led some to believe he wouldn’t fight at all which Miocic claimed wasn’t going to be the case. UFC president Dana White even went as far as suggesting he could strip Miocic if he doesn’t fight.
If that were the case, Cormier stated he would be open to facing Francis Ngannou for an interim title. Miocic, however, reiterated that he very much plans on fighting Cormier.
He’s even working with the UFC on training locations and a fight date.
“I’ve already said I’m going to fight DC. He just likes to make noise. My team is working on securing a training location and dates w UFC. I have five belts at home. I don’t need to sit on anything. If I didn’t have a torn retina, I would’ve already fought & retired @dc_mma .”
Hopefully, there are updates on this soon, especially based on the overall success of UFC 249 this past weekend.
When do you think we’ll see the trilogy?