Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic | UFC Betting Sites

It’s well known that it’s just a matter of time before former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar steps back into the Octagon and competes.

UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Lesnar will be returning to the UFC during Wednesday’s edition of “UFC Tonight” but didn’t know when or his opponent would be.

“Yeah, Brock Lesnar’s coming back. I don’t know when, but yes he is.”

Lesnar’s contract is up with the WWE this month after WrestleMania 34 where he’s slated to defend his title against Roman Reigns in the main event.

Lesnar has competed just once inside of the cage since 2011. The former UFC champion holds notable wins over fighters such as Shane Carwin Randy Couture and Frank Mir.

Hard-hitting heavyweight star Mark Hunt is the last man to have fought Lesnar in the Octagon at UFC 200 in 2016. This marked Lesnar’s return to MMA after an almost five-year retirement.

As seen in the fight, Lesnar won a unanimous decision that night which was subsequently overturned when it was revealed he failed two USADA issued drug tests before the bout.

This led to Hunt filing a civil suit against Lesnar and the UFC to settle his grievances.

White stated at Friday’s UFC 25 Anniversary press conference that Lesnar could end up getting a heavyweight title shot and facing the winner of the upcoming super fight between heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic and light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier at the upcoming UFC 226 pay-per-view event in July.

“That’s a possibility,” White said at today’s UFC 25th anniversary news conference in Brooklyn, N.Y (transcript courtesy of MMA Junkie).

“He’s still under contract with the UFC, but we have not signed him to a fight. He’s still under contract with us, too. He still has fights left on his deal. He’s got to get back into the USADA pool.”

“I think Conor (McGregor) called it, ‘Red Panty Night,’” Cormier said. “When you go on a card with Brock Lesnar, or fight Brock Lesnar, it’s like ‘Green Panty Night,’ because it’s raining money. When you fight Brock, you’re getting paid.”

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Daniel Cormier’s mixed martial arts career has been nothing short of incredible.

The former Olympian and reigning UFC light heavyweight champion possesses a near perfect 20-1-1 professional record. That lone loss came against bitter rival Jon Jones, and the draw was also originally a stoppage loss against Jones, although it was overturned when “Bones” failed another drug test.

Those losses to Jones, in addition to his issues outside of the cage, have had a bit of a negative impact on Cormier’s career, but the current 205-pound king currently has a huge challenge in front of him and one that doesn’t involve Jones.

Late last week, it was announced that Cormier would be moving up in weight to challenge Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 226 on July 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

If he comes out of UFC 226 with another title wrapped around his shoulder, Cormier feels as if he would be the ‘greatest fighter of all time’:

“I win this fight July 7, I’m the greatest fighter of all time,” Cormier told Ariel Helwani on today’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I’ve done something that was unheard of and that’s what I’ve always chased. I’ve always chased that. I chased it in the fights with (Jon) Jones because even regardless of the belts, I would always say, ‘Once I beat Jones, I will be the greatest fighter of all time.’ So I believe that once I do this, something that was so crazy that no one even has attempted it, I feel like I’m in the conversation for the best fighter of all time.”

Although he’s well aware of how largely this fight could impact his legacy, Cormier also admits that Miocic represents a ‘very tough’ opponent:

“When I think of a fight against Stipe, it’s a very tough fight and it’s a very difficult mountain for me to climb,” Cormier said. “But the reality was I’ve always talked about competition and legacy and when you think about legacy, if I’m able to pull this off, there’s no denying what I have meant to this sport and what I will leave behind whenever I’m done.”

Heading into the super fight, Miocic will look to make the fourth defense of his title, while “DC” will look to become only the second fighter in promotional history to simultaneously win two titles in two different weight classes.

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