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Daniel Cormier Details Cool Story Of Daughter’s Reaction To UFC 230 Win

Daniel Cormier details a cool story of the reaction of his daughter to seeing Derrick Lewis in the moment of defeat. Over the weekend at the UFC 230 pay-per-view event, Cormier was able to successfully retain his title over Lewis. This fight served as the main event of the show that went down at Madison […]

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Daniel Cormier details a cool story of the reaction of his daughter to seeing Derrick Lewis in the moment of defeat.

Over the weekend at the UFC 230 pay-per-view event, Cormier was able to successfully retain his title over Lewis. This fight served as the main event of the show that went down at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City.

The UFC heavyweight champion went on record by telling MMAjunkie Radio co-host Brian “Goze” Garcia a cool story about his daughter. More specifically, her reaction to seeing a defeated Lewis after UFC 230.

“I think my kids love the fights. They love the excitement of the arena. They’ve been to the last three. They love that, but they also don’t love the other side. Like, my daughter doesn’t love the other side, man.”

Cormier continued by bringing up how his family was at the post-fight conference and waiting for him to take the stage. At this point, she noticed Lewis dealing with the loss at the show.

“She was in the press conference area waiting for me to go. Derrick went in there, and he was in the same area of my kids. And my wife said she saw him, looking over there, my little girl. Derrick was kind of standing there with his head down.”

The UFC heavyweight champ recalled how his family knows the ups and downs of the sport after he lost to Jon Jones at UFC 214. Thus, they knew what Lewis was dealing with.

“(My daughter) goes, ‘Mom.’ And my wife goes, ‘What?’ She goes, ‘I feel really bad for Derrick. He looks sad.’ So, like, they got to see the other side. And I don’t think my daughter likes that, man. She’s very sensitive. I don’t think they’ll be calling for Dad to even fight again. Because they also saw me on the other side when I lost to Jones. So they know the ups and downs of the fight game.” 

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Quote: Brock Lesnar Is Tougher Fight For ‘DC’ Than Derrick Lewis

This past weekend (Sat. November 3, 2018) Daniel Cormier successfully defended his heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 230. “DC” submitted Derrick Lewis, and remains the UFC’s “Champ Champ,” also holding the light h…

This past weekend (Sat. November 3, 2018) Daniel Cormier successfully defended his heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 230. “DC” submitted Derrick Lewis, and remains the UFC’s “Champ Champ,” also holding the light heavyweight title. Now, Cormier claims to only have one fight left in him before retiring for good. That fight will […]

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Quote: Brock Lesnar Will Be Tougher Fight For Daniel Cormier Than Lewis

Daniel Cormier has booked himself in a fight that could be the toughest contest of his pro-MMA career.

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Brock Lesnar will be a tougher fight for Daniel Cormier than his latest bout against Derrick Lewis, according to one former UFC star. DC continues to add more achievements to his legacy that will be looked upon once he steps away from the sport of MMA.

Over the weekend at the UFC 230 pay-per-view event, Cormier was able to successfully retain his title over Lewis. It’s been established that Cormier would like to make his next title defense against Lesnar at the UFC 233 event.

Brendan Schaub recently gave some high praise to Cormier following UFC 230.

“What makes DC great is yes, obviously he’s athletic. He’s gifted with some abilities a lot of other guys aren’t, but Daniel Cormier’s brain, his cerebral game is so much better than everybody else that’s ever fought,” Schaub said recently on his Below the Belt podcast.

Brock Lesnar More Threating To The King?

The former UFC heavyweight star continued by stating that Cormier has a better mental game than Jon Jones or even Alexander Gustafsson.

“He’s way better at the mental aspect of facing adversity, sticking to a game plan with what he has. Is he more athletic than Jon Jones? No. Is he more athletic than Gustafsson? No. His mental game is so much better than these guys. He’s the most intelligent fighter to ever fight in the UFC. I truly believe that.”

The former MMA fighter turned podcaster and comedian brought up how Lesnar is an athletically freak. He also thinks that Lesnar doesn’t get talked about enough for this.

“[With Lesnar] you’re talking a complete freak,” said Schaub (H/T to MMAFighting). “Athletically, is he the biggest freak to ever do it? He’s f**king up there, man. We don’t talk about it enough. A guy at his age and with his background. He’s not even a part time mixed martial artist.”

At the end of the day, Schaub sees Cormier fighting Lesnar as a tougher fight than against Derrick Lewis.

“He’s f**king tough to deal with. No one goes in there and is like, ‘Ah this is a gimme fight.’ Even DC’s not like that. I promise you Brock Lesnar will be a tougher fight for DC than Derrick Lewis was. We don’t give that man enough props.”

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Stipe Miocic Clowns Daniel Cormier’s UFC 230 Win Over ‘Instagram Star’

Daniel Cormier became the first double champ to defend both titles last Saturday (Nov. 3, 2018) night at UFC 230 when he defeated Derrick Lewis in the main event. Although “DC” effortlessly imposed his will over the larger challenger, not everyone was impressed. The longest-reigning heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, believes Cormier took the easy way […]

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Daniel Cormier became the first double champ to defend both titles last Saturday (Nov. 3, 2018) night at UFC 230 when he defeated Derrick Lewis in the main event.

Although “DC” effortlessly imposed his will over the larger challenger, not everyone was impressed. The longest-reigning heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, believes Cormier took the easy way out by fighting Lewis instead of him.

Or as Miocic eluded to, an “Instagram star.”

“Yeah, I saw the fight. I saw ‘DC’ beat a guy with a bunch of Instagram followers, with one hand,” Miocic said on the Ariel Helwani MMA Show.

“I offered myself to fight ‘DC’ on that card and he said no. They told me that he wasn’t available and literally a week later, he is fighting Lewis. It was annoying (watching the fight), it should be me,” he added. “There’s a ton of guys who never defend the belt and they get title shot rematches. I defended it three times, did it as a favor for a super fight and I don’t get a rematch?”

Cormier knocked Moicic out in the first round of their heavyweight super fight at UFC 226 to claim the title. Since then, Miocic has been trying to invoke his rematch clause but Cormier doesn’t seem too interested. “DC” admits fighting Miocic on short notice is much more challenging than Lewis.

Whatever the case, Moicic wants his belt back and to do so he needs to fight the champion.

“I mean, it’s not like he was beating me the whole fight. I was winning that fight and he caught me with a shot,” he added. “It’s not good enough. You think I was in great shape? 100-percent (he would’ve fought.) I want my belt back, that is my belt.”

If Cormier does indeed retire March of 2019, it may be difficult for Miocic to get his rematch. Cormier would figure to have one fight left in that time frame and he is looking at big-time money fights. Unfortunately, Miocic isn’t a money fight.

“I’ll just keep talking, man. I deserve the shot. I broke the record, I worked my butt off, defended it multiple times, more than anyone in (heavyweight) UFC. There are guys who have never even defended the belt and got a rematch.”

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Daniel Cormier Doesn’t Want Third Fight With Jon Jones

UFC “Champ Champ” Daniel Cormier doesn’t see the need for a third fight with Jon Jones before retirement.

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Daniel Cormier is content ending his career without fighting Jon Jones for a third time.

This past weekend (Sat. November 3, 2018) Cormier headlined UFC 230 from Madison Square Garden opposite Derrick Lewis. “DC” successfully defended his heavyweight title with a second-round submission over “The Black Beast.” Now, Cormier is adamant he has only one fight left before officially retiring from mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. That fight will likely be against Brock Lesnar in early 2019.

However, due to the way things went between him and Jones in his last fight, and the personal rivalry between the pair, many find it hard to believe Cormier walks away without taking one last crack at beating “Bones.” Speaking up on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” today, Cormier doubled down that he doesn’t need a third fight with Jones to retire happily:

“You know, yeah,” Cormier said. “That’s it man, that’s it. I don’t need it anymore. Sometimes you need things and sometimes you don’t. I just don’t understand – I don’t understand the logic of ‘I need anyone’ anymore. I don’t.

“I’ve come to terms with everything. Like I said, Ariel, because he was gone so much, I had to remove myself from the situation so completely, that it almost became not reality. Now I would truly have to retrain my mind to understand that he’s even back in the game.”

Jones will make his Octagon return next month (Sat. December 29, 2018) to headline UFC 232 from Las Vegas. He will rematch Alexander Gustafsson after their initial 205-pound title bout back in 2013.

Cormier is currently the UFC’s heavyweight and light heavyweight champion. However, upon the start of Jones vs. Gustafsson II, Cormier will be stripped of the 205-pound title. The winner of Jones and Gustafsson will be the new light heavyweight champion.

It’s Just Never Easy

The champ champ could conceivably wait and fight Jones a third time. But he isn’t convinced Jones will be able to stay active, because there’s always been some sort of problem. And he’s right:

“And the reality is, can I really trust that he’s truly going to be back in the game? Because history shows that there will probably be some sort of issue. Either before the Gustafsson fight or after the Gustafsson fight. And if not for the Gustafsson fight, we schedule a fight, and there’s definitely going to be an issue! Because there’s always been an issue.”

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Daniel Cormier Doesn’t Want Third Fight With Jon Jones

UFC “Champ Champ” Daniel Cormier doesn’t see the need for a third fight with Jon Jones before retirement.

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Daniel Cormier is content ending his career without fighting Jon Jones for a third time.

This past weekend (Sat. November 3, 2018) Cormier headlined UFC 230 from Madison Square Garden opposite Derrick Lewis. “DC” successfully defended his heavyweight title with a second-round submission over “The Black Beast.” Now, Cormier is adamant he has only one fight left before officially retiring from mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. That fight will likely be against Brock Lesnar in early 2019.

However, due to the way things went between him and Jones in his last fight, and the personal rivalry between the pair, many find it hard to believe Cormier walks away without taking one last crack at beating “Bones.” Speaking up on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” today, Cormier doubled down that he doesn’t need a third fight with Jones to retire happily:

“You know, yeah,” Cormier said. “That’s it man, that’s it. I don’t need it anymore. Sometimes you need things and sometimes you don’t. I just don’t understand – I don’t understand the logic of ‘I need anyone’ anymore. I don’t.

“I’ve come to terms with everything. Like I said, Ariel, because he was gone so much, I had to remove myself from the situation so completely, that it almost became not reality. Now I would truly have to retrain my mind to understand that he’s even back in the game.”

Jones will make his Octagon return next month (Sat. December 29, 2018) to headline UFC 232 from Las Vegas. He will rematch Alexander Gustafsson after their initial 205-pound title bout back in 2013.

Cormier is currently the UFC’s heavyweight and light heavyweight champion. However, upon the start of Jones vs. Gustafsson II, Cormier will be stripped of the 205-pound title. The winner of Jones and Gustafsson will be the new light heavyweight champion.

It’s Just Never Easy

The champ champ could conceivably wait and fight Jones a third time. But he isn’t convinced Jones will be able to stay active, because there’s always been some sort of problem. And he’s right:

“And the reality is, can I really trust that he’s truly going to be back in the game? Because history shows that there will probably be some sort of issue. Either before the Gustafsson fight or after the Gustafsson fight. And if not for the Gustafsson fight, we schedule a fight, and there’s definitely going to be an issue! Because there’s always been an issue.”

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