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Daniel Cormier Plans To Fold Anthony Johnson Like Laundry

UFC light heavyweight champion and No. 1-contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson were scheduled to rematch last month at UFC 206, but the bout fell through after Cormier was forced to withdraw after suffering an injury. It was announced yesterday, however, that the two will now do battle at April 8’s UFC 210 from Buffalo, New York.

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UFC light heavyweight champion and No. 1-contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson were scheduled to rematch last month at UFC 206, but the bout fell through after Cormier was forced to withdraw after suffering an injury. It was announced yesterday, however, that the two will now do battle at April 8’s UFC 210 from Buffalo, New York.

When the two first fought at UFC 187 in May 2015, Cormier won via third-round submission even after he was dropped by a massive right hand earlier in the fight. Despite “Rumble’s” power, however, Cormier, a former Olympic wrestler, plans to stand with Johnson:

“I get to go in there and fold up Rumble Johnson like a nice load of laundry,” Cormier said on yesterday’s edition of UFC Tonight.“No wrestling. I’m standing up with Rumble Johnson. You say you’re going to knock me – prove it to me on April 8th. I’ll be waiting for you. I’m going to stand with this dude. What’s the worst that can happen?”

This could be a bit of strategic pre-fight trash talking from Cormier, as it’s hard to imagine an Olympic-level athlete would abandon their base skillset to throw down with arguably the hardest power puncher in all of MMA in his glaring area of expertise.

Do you believe Cormier’s so-called strategy, or will the champion take the smarter route and rely on his decorated wrestling background to once again get by “Rumble”?

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Cormier-Johnson 2 Main Event UFC 210 At Buffalo

Earlier today UFC posted on their website that Daniel Cormier is set to fight Anthony Johnson on the UFC 210 card at Key Bank Arena in Buffalo. This will be the second time the heavyweights will meet in the octagon, with cormier winning the first bout via rear naked choke after surviving a first round knockdown. Cormier then went on to defend the title against Alexander Gustafsson in an instant classic. A knockdown, drag out, war.

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Let’s try this again.

Earlier today UFC posted on their website that Daniel Cormier is set to fight Anthony Johnson on the UFC 210 card at Key Bank Arena in Buffalo. This will be the second time the heavyweights meet inside the octagon, with cormier winning the first bout via rear naked choke after surviving a first round knockdown. Cormier then went on to defend the title against Alexander Gustafsson in an instant classic, and take out MMA legend Anderson Silva via unanimous decision.

Since their first fight Johnson has gone on to score 3 consecutive knockouts against Jimi Manuwa, Ryan Bader, and Glover Teixeira. He’s hoping the second time will be a charm as a scheduled fight out of the injury prone AKA camp is anything but promised.

Middleweights Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi are also set to clash on the same card.

The pay per view airs on April 8th and tickets go on sale Feb 17th.

What do you guys think, will this fight actually come to fruition?

Lionel Harris-Spence is a writer, filmmaker, and functioning alcoholic. You can catch him screaming obscenities at flat screens on fight night.

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Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson Rematch Slated For UFC 210

Daniel Cormier finally has his next light heavyweight defense set. The 205-champion, who experienced a whirlwind of unfortunate circumstances in three attempts to defend his belt in 2016, will make his return to the Octagon against expected title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson at April 8’s UFC 210 from Buffalo, New York, Cormier announced this evening

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Daniel Cormier finally has his next light heavyweight defense set.

The 205-champion, who experienced a whirlwind of unfortunate circumstances in three attempts to defend his belt in 2016, will make his return to the Octagon against expected title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson at April 8’s UFC 210 from Buffalo, New York, Cormier announced this evening on UFC Tonight.

The two were originally set for their rematch at UFC 206 in December 2016 before Cormier suffered a groin injury and was forced to withdraw. Cormier defeated Johnson by third-round submission in their first match-up at 2015’s UFC 187 after getting rocked by a huge punch from “Rumble” early on.

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Since then, he beat Alexander Gustafsson in a thrilling five-round affair at October 2015’s UFC 192, his first and only title defense. His long-awaited rematch with troubled MMA great Jon Jones was set for April 2016’s UFC 197, but a prior leg injury forced him out. “Bones” went on to beat replacement Ovince St. Preux at the event, and their rematch – which was going on two years in the making – was set for the main event of July 2016’s UFC 200.

But as we all know, that fight fell apart three days before it was scheduled to happen when Jones failed a USADA drug test for a banned substance, something he later attributed to using sexual performance enhancement drug Cialis. “DC” fought Anderson Silva and beat him in a boring, safe display of his wrestling, and headed for a rematch with “Rumble,” who again picked up his surging freight train form with three dominant first-round finishes.

If he can stay healthy, the 37-year-old Cormier’s return is set. Will he defend his gold once again in upstate New York this April?

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Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 2 Announced For UFC 210 On 4/8

On Tuesday, UFC officially announced the date and location for their next UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout. As announced via their official social media channels this evening, the highly-anticipated rematch between current title holder Daniel Cormier and number one ranked contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will serve as the main event for the UFC 210 pay-per-view […]

On Tuesday, UFC officially announced the date and location for their next UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout. As announced via their official social media channels this evening, the highly-anticipated rematch between current title holder Daniel Cormier and number one ranked contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will serve as the main event for the UFC 210 pay-per-view […]

Chris Weidman Plans To Make Gegard Mousasi ‘Panic’ At UFC 210

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has hit some rough times as of late, losing his last two bouts to Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero, with both coming via T/KO. Despite the recent stretch, the No. 4-ranked Weidman will return to meet No. 5-ranked Gegard Mousasi at UFC 210 in Buffalo, and his confidence is

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has hit some rough times as of late, losing his last two bouts to Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero, with both coming via T/KO. Despite the recent stretch, the No. 4-ranked Weidman will return to meet No. 5-ranked Gegard Mousasi at UFC 210 in Buffalo, and his confidence is still riding high:

“I want to get that belt back, and fighting the toughest guys in the division is the way to do that,” said Weidman on a recent edition of “The MMA Hour.” “I don’t take that last loss and think, ‘I need to beat some guy who is not on my level to get my confidence back.’ I know exactly what I did wrong in that last fight and what I have to do differently, so I don’t have to fight any of those guys to get my confidence level up. I’m just as confident as I was. I feel like Mousasi is a great fight for me to get back on my winning ways and get closer to fighting for the title again.”

Mousasi is currently riding a four fight win streak with three of those victories coming by way of stoppage, but Weidman feels as if he has faced tougher competition:

“They’re definitely some good guys, but look at my record,” said Weidman, who has competed against the best the division has to offer during his UFC run. “This guy says I am scared of him, look at my record, look at the guys I have fought.”

Either way, this fight could be a tough one for the ex-champion, as Mousasi has arguably never looked better. With that said, however, Weidman is planning to make “The Dreamcatcher” ‘panic’ when the cage door closes:

“What he brings to the table is that he is an experienced guy and he fights like he is experienced,” concluded Weidman. “He stays calm in all situations, but I am going to make him panic when he fights me. I really feel like it’s a great fight. I give him respect, I think he’s a tough guy and I expect a tough fight, but I just think it’s a great fight for me.”

Which 185 pounder do you expect to come out on top in this bout?

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Chris Weidman: ‘Gegard Mousasi is a Great Fight For me’ at UFC 210 in Buffalo

Chris Weidman isn’t a believer in tuneup fights. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder lost his first two bouts in the span of 11 months. Both defeats were bloody finishes. “All-American” lost his championship to Luke Rockhold back in Dec. 2015 by TKO in the fourth round. He looked to rebound at […]

Chris Weidman isn’t a believer in tuneup fights. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder lost his first two bouts in the span of 11 months. Both defeats were bloody finishes. “All-American” lost his championship to Luke Rockhold back in Dec. 2015 by TKO in the fourth round. He looked to rebound at […]