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Daniel Cormier Explains How Alexander Gustafsson Can Earn Next Title Shot

It appears that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is starting to become a little tired of former title contender Alexander Gustafsson. Exchanging words back and forth at each other all started recently when the promotion announced that “DC”…

It appears that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is starting to become a little tired of former title contender Alexander Gustafsson. Exchanging words back and forth at each other all started recently when the promotion announced that “DC” would fight UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 226. They will also coach the next […]

Daniel Cormier Says All He Wants To Do Is Fight Jon Jones

The filming for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter began this past week with coaches Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two will face off in a highly anticipated super fight in the main event of July 7’s UFC 226 with 205-pound champion Cormier moving up in weight to […]

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The filming for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter began this past week with coaches Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The two will face off in a highly anticipated super fight in the main event of July 7’s UFC 226 with 205-pound champion Cormier moving up in weight to challenge heavyweight titleholder Miocic.

Ahead of the fight, Cormier said that he’s simply chasing history:

“You know what I chase,” Cormier told MMAjunkie on Friday. “I want to be remembered. When I’m done, I want people to remember the things that I did in this sport.

“… Doing ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ is part of the necessary buildup. I’m excited about it. It’s just a way for me and Stipe to compete before we compete. I love it.”

And if he does come out on top, “DC” feels as if his name should be ‘in the conversation’ with the greatest fighters of all time:

“I’m in the conversation,” Cormier said. “I’m in the conversation for the greatest fighter ever. I think that I should be talked about as one of the best fighters, regardless, because of what I’ve done in this sport in such a short period of time. But yeah, I believe that when you stack Stipe Miocic on top of (other big names I’ve beaten), then it starts to become a conversation, a real conversation as to when I do go in history.”

Cormier certainly has a point, as his 20-1-1 professional record his near perfect. The two blemishes, however, have come against troubled former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones.

Jones beat Cormier at UFC 182 in January 2015, but failed a drug test and ran into a plethora of legal troubles after the fight. He then returned last summer at UFC 214 to knock out “DC”, but once again failed a drug test and is now facing a lengthy suspension.

Despite “Bones’” issues outside of the cage, Cormier said that all he wants is another crack at his arch rival:

“All I want to do is fight, and all I want to do is fight him,” Cormier said. “If you guys think for a second that (UFC President) Dana (White) goes, ‘OK, you’re going to fight Jones,’ and that I wouldn’t be ecstatic, that’s crazy. But again, that would take a lot of trust in a guy that we really haven’t been able to trust.”

Would you have any interest in a third bout between Cormier and Jones?

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Video: Stipe Miocic & Daniel Cormier Have First Face Off

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holders Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier had their first face off in anticipation for their July 7 clash. In the main event of UFC 226, Miocic will put his heavyweight gold on the line against light heavyweight…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holders Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier had their first face off in anticipation for their July 7 clash. In the main event of UFC 226, Miocic will put his heavyweight gold on the line against light heavyweight champion Cormier. The action takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]

Miocic vs. Cormier: The Superfight That Won’t Hold Up Two Divisions

Earlier this week the MMA world was taken by surprise when the UFC announced that the main event of UFC 226 will be a superfight between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The two champions, who are…

Earlier this week the MMA world was taken by surprise when the UFC announced that the main event of UFC 226 will be a superfight between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The two champions, who are each fresh off of one-sided victories at UFC 220 over Francis Ngannou […]

Fabricio Werdum Headlines UFC London

It may not be Michael Bisping’s retirement fight, but March 17’s UFC Fight Night 127 from the O2 Arena in London, England, has its headliner. News came today that former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will face rising No. 7 contender Alexander Volkov in the main event of the St. Paddy’s Day card. No. 3-ranked Werdum […]

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It may not be Michael Bisping’s retirement fight, but March 17’s UFC Fight Night 127 from the O2 Arena in London, England, has its headliner.

News came today that former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will face rising No. 7 contender Alexander Volkov in the main event of the St. Paddy’s Day card.

No. 3-ranked Werdum had been campaigning for the next shot at current champ Stipe Miocic, the man who took the belt from him at May 2016’s UFC 198, but with the Cleveland-based firefighter taking on light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of July’s UFC 226, “Vai Cavalo” needed a dance partner, and he’s apparently got one in streaking Russian Volkov.

Volkov has won three straight fights in the UFC and five overall, with his most recent a third-round stoppage of Stefan Struve in the main event of last September’s UFC Fight Night 115. He hasn’t faced competition on the level of Werdum in the octagon yet, however.

The decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion has won two straight over Marcin Tybura and Walt Harris, and still rates as one of the best heavyweights in MMA. A win over Volkov most likely won’t do much for his ranking, but it would hold his place in the queue and perhaps get him a title shot at some point down the line.

A Volkov win, meanwhile, would give him a significant jump in the rankings while facilitating a new contender for the shallow, stagnant heavyweight division, something they haven’t really seen outside of recent title challenger Francis Ngannou for several years.

Will the hulking Russian score the upset in London?

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Daniel Cormier Says Win Over Miocic Makes Him Greatest of All Time

Daniel Cormier believes a victory over Stipe Miocic would put him at the peak of the mixed martial arts mountain. On July 7, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Cormier will challenge Miocic for the heavyweight title. Th…

Daniel Cormier believes a victory over Stipe Miocic would put him at the peak of the mixed martial arts mountain. On July 7, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Cormier will challenge Miocic for the heavyweight title. The action takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “super fight” will […]