Daniel Cormier revealed his next fight Wednesday night while serving as co-host of “UFC Tonight,” declaring that he will defend his light heavyweight title opposite Anthony Johnson at UFC …
Daniel Cormier revealed his next fight Wednesday night while serving as co-host of “UFC Tonight,” declaring that he will defend his light heavyweight title opposite Anthony Johnson at UFC 206.
The bout will take place December 10 from Toronto, though it was not mentioned as the headliner for the card. That leaves a possibility of Georges St-Pierre still returning to the UFC and competing in his home country.
Cormier defeated Johnson back in 2015 when they first met for the then-vacant UFC title. “DC” locked up a late submission to win, successfully defending the belt later that year vs. Alexander Gustafsson.
Johnson has not lost since that fight, claiming three straight – all via knockout.
It looks like the drama surrounding the next UFC light heavyweight title fight is over. Champion Daniel Cormier announced on this evening’s episode of “UFC Tonight” that he will be facing top contender Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson at December’s UFC 206 from Toronto. Dana White had speculated that Johnson could fight interim champion Jon Jones, but
It looks like the drama surrounding the next UFC light heavyweight title fight is over.
Champion Daniel Cormier announced on this evening’s episode of “UFC Tonight” that he will be facing top contender Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson at December’s UFC 206 from Toronto. Dana White had speculated that Johnson could fight interim champion Jon Jones, but with “Bones” uncertain suspension status still up in the air, it appears the promotion went with what many felt was the clear consensus choice.
The decision is hard to argue with from a pure fighting standpoint, as “Rumble” has knocked out three straight top contenders in Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader, and Jimi Manuwa after Cormier submitted him in the third round of their impromptu light heavyweight championship bout in the main event of May 2015’s UFC 187. That fight only came about when Cormier, who had lost to Jones by unanimous decision earlier in the year, filled in after the dominant but troubled MMA legend was arrested for a disturbing hit-and-run in his adopted home of Albuquerque.
Cormier was set to finally rematch Jones at April’s UFC 197 but was injured, and their long-held rivalry took yet another turn for the strange when Jones tested positive for estrogen blockers just three days prior to their rescheduled main event at July 9’s anticipated UFC 200. “Bones” still awaits his punishment and his hearing was postponed today, but the former champ believes he’ll receive a lighter sentence due to having failed the tests because of sexual performance drug Cialis.
Cormier fought all-time great former middle champ Anderson Silva as a late replacement, and was thrust into a rock and a hard place when he used his Olympic-level wrestling to win a safe, uninspired unanimous decision over “The Spider.” Prior to his latest back-and-forth with Jones, Cormier defended his title in one of the best fights of last year against Alexander Gustafsson five months after he originally beat ‘Rumble’ for the belt.
It remains unknown whether or not Cormier vs. Johnson II will headline the event, which takes place on December 10, from the Air Canada Centre, as longtime former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been rumored to be making his long-awaited return at the event, although nothing has been made official.
It looks like the reason Daniel Cormier is insisting on a December showdown at UFC 207 for his next title defense when his rumored opponent, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is calling for a November showdown at UFC 205 is because of non-fighting commitments that D.C. has lined up.
Apparently Cormier has signed on to join Jon Anik in calling the UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon in October. The show is scheduled to feature John Dodson vs. John Lineker in a Bantamweight main event.
“I don’t control the fights,” D.C. told FOX Sports. “I show up when they tell me. I said, ‘OK, we can fight, but it’s not going to be November.’ I’ve got this play-by-play gig and other things to do before I start training. You can ask anybody — when I start training, there’s no more ‘UFC Tonight.’ I just start training. I want 10, 12 weeks to feel confident about a fight.”
UFC Fight Night 96 is scheduled to take place on October 1, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, and will air live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1).
It looks like the reason Daniel Cormier is insisting on a December showdown at UFC 207 for his next title defense when his rumored opponent, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is calling for a November showdown at UFC 205 is because of non-fighting commitments that D.C. has lined up.
Apparently Cormier has signed on to join Jon Anik in calling the UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon in October. The show is scheduled to feature John Dodson vs. John Lineker in a Bantamweight main event.
“I don’t control the fights,” D.C. told FOX Sports. “I show up when they tell me. I said, ‘OK, we can fight, but it’s not going to be November.’ I’ve got this play-by-play gig and other things to do before I start training. You can ask anybody — when I start training, there’s no more ‘UFC Tonight.’ I just start training. I want 10, 12 weeks to feel confident about a fight.”
UFC Fight Night 96 is scheduled to take place on October 1, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, and will air live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1).
The trash-talk between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier on social media continued on Friday, with both fighters debating when and where they will meet and D.C. issuing an incredibly bold prediction on how the fight will go.
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The trash-talk between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier on social media continued on Friday, with both fighters debating when and where they will meet and D.C. issuing an incredibly bold prediction on how the fight will go.
After challenging Cormier to a rematch at the UFC 205 show in November in New York, D.C. told the knockout artist that he would have to wait until UFC 207 in Las Vegas in December, but that he would be next because he’s not going to wait around for Jon Jones.
The fun continued on Friday as Rumble and Cormier went back-and-forth a number of times on social media. During the Twitter exchanges, Rumble continued to push for the fight to take place at the historic UFC 205 event that will see the Octagon in the middle of the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena for the first-ever UFC event in the state of New York.
Meanwhile, Cormier continues to insist that he will give him the shot at the UFC 207 pay-per-view, rumored to include Cormier’s teammate and friend Cain Velasquez finally fighting the man who ended his UFC Heavyweight Championship reign, fellow former UFC Heavyweight title holder Fabricio Werdum.
Oh yeah, D.C. also tossed in a bold prediction.
“December 30th I’ll be waiting for ya,” wrote Cormier. “No wrestling! I’ll give [you] a shot. I’m gonna knock you out!”
The reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, who won via decision in their first meeting, continued, “Truth [is] I’ll knock you out before [you] knock me out. [You] don’t hit as hard as people think. I’ll stand right in front of [you].”
So what did Rumble, who just knocked out dangerous striker Glover Teixeira in just 13 seconds at last month’s UFC 202 pay-per-view, think about Cormier’s claim that he doesn’t hit hard and that it will be D.C, not Rumble, who wins by knockout in their rematch?
“Man, hush,” said Johnson. Before closing with a “#RumbleCares” hash-tag, Johnson concluded, “Just stop, please.”
Like @MikeTyson said to Bob Sapp "Sign the contract big boy, sign the contract"@dc_mma
Things got heated on social media between title contender Anthony Johnson and current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. There has been talk about the UFC booking Johnson vs. Jones for the interim UFC light heavyweight title when/if Jones gets freed from his suspension. Johnson recently took to his Facebook page and noted that he
Things got heated on social media between title contender Anthony Johnson and current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.
There has been talk about the UFC booking Johnson vs. Jones for the interim UFC light heavyweight title when/if Jones gets freed from his suspension. Johnson recently took to his Facebook page and noted that he is done sitting on his hands. Now, he wants a fight with Cormier at UFC 205 on November 12th in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
“DC I want to fight you in New York City on Nov 12. We got 7.5 weeks to get ready and put on a fight for the fans of New York and the world to remember. It is our time to do battle! When Jon got into trouble and was removed from my title fight, I accepted you as an opponent on 3 weeks notice despite the dramatic change in fight style. You were the better man that night and took the belt. I didn’t demand an immediate rematch, it was well within my rights to do so. I went to the back of the line and fought my way back to the front. To headline the event in Maddison Square Garden is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Let’s do it! Balls in your court Daniel.
Enough of this waiting game that you or UFC is playing!”
Cormier was quick to respond on Twitter as he told Johnson that UFC 205 is probably out, but UFC 207 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas is a possibility.
You're willing to miss the biggest card ever? You gotta wait that long for me to go down? Sooner the better! https://t.co/sOql85OSmI
Johnson and Cormier have fought before. The two fighters met at UFC 187 in May of 2015, which saw Cormier win the fight by third round submission. Time will tell if the UFC books this fight.
Things got heated on social media between title contender Anthony Johnson and current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. There has been talk about the UFC booking Johnson vs. Jones for the interim UFC light heavyweight title when/if Jones gets freed from his suspension. Johnson recently took to his Facebook page and noted that he
Things got heated on social media between title contender Anthony Johnson and current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.
There has been talk about the UFC booking Johnson vs. Jones for the interim UFC light heavyweight title when/if Jones gets freed from his suspension. Johnson recently took to his Facebook page and noted that he is done sitting on his hands. Now, he wants a fight with Cormier at UFC 205 on November 12th in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
“DC I want to fight you in New York City on Nov 12. We got 7.5 weeks to get ready and put on a fight for the fans of New York and the world to remember. It is our time to do battle! When Jon got into trouble and was removed from my title fight, I accepted you as an opponent on 3 weeks notice despite the dramatic change in fight style. You were the better man that night and took the belt. I didn’t demand an immediate rematch, it was well within my rights to do so. I went to the back of the line and fought my way back to the front. To headline the event in Maddison Square Garden is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Let’s do it! Balls in your court Daniel.
Enough of this waiting game that you or UFC is playing!”
Cormier was quick to respond on Twitter as he told Johnson that UFC 205 is probably out, but UFC 207 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas is a possibility.
You're willing to miss the biggest card ever? You gotta wait that long for me to go down? Sooner the better! https://t.co/sOql85OSmI
Johnson and Cormier have fought before. The two fighters met at UFC 187 in May of 2015, which saw Cormier win the fight by third round submission. Time will tell if the UFC books this fight.
