Category: Daniel Cormier

  • Johnson demands Daniel Cormier be stripped of belt in formal appeal

    Johnson demands Daniel Cormier be stripped of belt in formal appeal

    This past weekend at UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson in a highly anticipated rematch two years in the making. Prior to the fight however, Cormier made headlines for his controversial weigh-in. The champ stepped in the scale with just minutes to go until time was up, and weighed-in at […]

  • Jimi Manuwa has harsh words for Daniel Cormier after UFC 210 callout

    Jimi Manuwa has harsh words for Daniel Cormier after UFC 210 callout

    This past weekend at UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier successfully defended his light heavyweight title for the second time as he submitted light heavyweight knockout artist Anthony Johnson in the second round. Following the fight, Cormier took some shots at the #4 ranked light heavyweight in the world, Jimi Manuwa, something that […]

  • VIDEO | UFC 210: The Thrill and the Agony preview – Anthony Johnson in tears apologizes to coach

    VIDEO | UFC 210: The Thrill and the Agony preview – Anthony Johnson in tears apologizes to coach

    You hear it all the time that in mixed martial arts, you experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. That was no exception for UFC 210 as fighters celebrated in victory and others were down in defeat. In the co-main event, you see the anger and confusion from Chris Weidman and his […]

  • Jon Jones once again rips Daniel Cormier over ‘TowelGate’ incident

    Jon Jones once again rips Daniel Cormier over ‘TowelGate’ incident

    Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier scored an impressive, second-round submission win over the ever-dangerous Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Regrettably, Cormier’s win was not without controversy. On the Friday morning before his battle with Rumble, Cormier stepped onto the scale and weighed in a 206.2 pounds, 1.2 […]

  • VIDEO | Daniel Cormier responds to Snoop Dogg’s smack talk and backing Jon Jones

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier responds to Snoop Dogg’s smack talk and backing Jon Jones

    We may have a rap battle between fighters corners if Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones ever get the chance to fight again. Recently, Snoop Dogg made it public that he wants to walk out former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones out to the Octagon if the two are matched up to fight again. Snoop […]

  • Daniel Cormier once again defends holding towel at weigh-ins

    Daniel Cormier once again defends holding towel at weigh-ins

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier stirred up quite a bit of controversy on Friday at the UFC 210 early weigh-ins prior to his UFC 210 showdown with Anthony Johnson on Saturday evening. Cormier missed weight on his first attempt, weighing in at 206.2 pounds; 1.2 pounds over the light heavyweight title fight limit of […]

  • Daniel Cormier explains why UFC 210 weight cut was so difficult

    Daniel Cormier explains why UFC 210 weight cut was so difficult

    This past weekend at UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defended his light heavyweight championship for the second time as he picked up a 2nd round submission win over Anthony Johnson in a highly anticipated affair. With that being said, there was quite a bit of controversy leading up to the fight given […]

  • VIDEO | Snoop Dogg wants to walk Jon Jones to the Octagon to “kick DC’s motherf**kin’ ass”

    VIDEO | Snoop Dogg wants to walk Jon Jones to the Octagon to “kick DC’s motherf**kin’ ass”

    Snoop Dogg to Jon Jones: "When you get back in the ring with that Motherf***er Cormier, I wanna walk you out while you kick his MFing ass." pic.twitter.com/Rb2sFunSXj — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 11, 2017 In the buildup to UFC 210, the UFC released a video of rap legend Snoop Dogg commentating on light heavyweight […]

  • Daniel Cormier trashes Jon Jones’ brother, makes fun of his size

    Daniel Cormier trashes Jon Jones’ brother, makes fun of his size

    On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight Daniel Cormier defended his strap with a second-round submission win over Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Shortly thereafter, the champ took the opportunity to engage in brief verbal battles with two of the light heavyweight division’s top contenders: streaking British striker Jimi Manuwa, and […]

  • Dominick Cruz: Jon Jones probably felt like he was “getting choked” watching Cormier defend title

    Dominick Cruz: Jon Jones probably felt like he was “getting choked” watching Cormier defend title

    Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defended his title with a second-round submission of the dangerous Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. As he did so, his biggest rival Jon Jones – a man who never lost the title, but was stripped due to a long list of troubles […]

  • Daniel Cormier trashes ‘Cialis boy’ Jon Jones in heated rant

    Daniel Cormier trashes ‘Cialis boy’ Jon Jones in heated rant

    Last night, in the main event of UFC 210, light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier defended his title for the second time with a second-round submission defeat of the dangerous Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. With this win, the champ set himself up for a possible rematch with his biggest rival – former champion Jon Jones, who was […]

  • VIDEO | Daniel Cormier and Jimi Manuwa exchange trash talk after UFC 210 main event

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier and Jimi Manuwa exchange trash talk after UFC 210 main event

    https://youtu.be/CbzhfFmphtE Last night, in the main event of UFC 210, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier scored a second-round submission win over Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, defending his crown as he did. In the moments after the fight, Rumble surprised by announcing his intention to retire from the sport of mixed martial arts. As Rumble made this […]

  • VIDEO l Fighters prove Daniel Cormier’s towel-grab can actually help shed some pounds

    VIDEO l Fighters prove Daniel Cormier’s towel-grab can actually help shed some pounds

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BSpIn2xgQD5/ Last night, in the main event of UFC 210, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defended his crown with a second-round submission of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. As impressive as Cormier’s blowout of Johnson was, however, it was not without controversy. On Friday morning, the 26 fighters competing on the UFC 210 bill were scheduled to […]

  • VIDEO | UFC 210 Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson Highlights

    VIDEO | UFC 210 Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson Highlights

    VIDEO | UFC 210 Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson Highlights https://youtu.be/bPj3PL0T1sw Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson for the second time in his career in last night’s UFC 210 main event, thus retaining his UFC light heavyweight title. Check out the highlights from Cormier’s impressive submission win in the above video. Following the UFC 210 main […]

  • VIDEO | Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 post-fight interview

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 post-fight interview

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 post-fight interview Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson for the second time in his career in last night’s UFC 210 main event, thus retaining his UFC light heavyweight title. Following the win, Cormier delivered an epic post-fight speech which you can watch in the above video. “It might be,” Cormier […]

  • Pros react to Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 victory and Anthony Johnson’s retirement

    Pros react to Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 victory and Anthony Johnson’s retirement

    Pros react to Daniel Cormier’s UFC 210 victory and Anthony Johnson’s retirement Daniel Cormier was able to retain his UFC light heavyweight championship at last night’s UFC 210 event in Buffalo, New York by scoring a second-round submission victory over top division contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. The win marked the second time that “DC” had […]

  • UFC 210 Results: Daniel Cormier submits Anthony Johnson

    UFC 210 Results: Daniel Cormier submits Anthony Johnson

    UFC 210 Results: Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson A light heavyweight title fight rematch between champion Daniel Cormier and top contender Anthony Johnson served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 210 fight card in Buffalo, New York. Round one begins and Johnson lands a front kick to the body to start things off. He […]

  • Daniel Cormier says he is done fighting at 205lbs

    Daniel Cormier says he is done fighting at 205lbs

    Friday morning at the UFC 210 early weigh-ins, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier came in overweight, weighing in at 206.2 pounds for his highly anticipated title fight with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson. Cormier then stepped back for just over two minutes before reemerging and weighing-in at 205 pounds. With that being said, there was quite […]

  • VIDEO | Daniel Cormier explains his use of the towel at today’s UFC 210 weigh ins

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier explains his use of the towel at today’s UFC 210 weigh ins

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier explains his use of the towel at today’s UFC 210 weigh ins Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier made headlines earlier today after he came in 1.2 pounds over weight for his UFC 210 title fight with Anthony Johnson. However, just two minutes after initially weighing in at 206.2-pounds, Cormier […]

  • MMA community reacts to Daniel Cormier’s controversial weigh-in

    MMA community reacts to Daniel Cormier’s controversial weigh-in

    Friday morning, the fighters of UFC 210 hit the scales to weigh in for their scheduled bouts Saturday night. The ordeal was overshadowed by UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier not only coming in 1.2 pounds overweight, but also then making weight just moments later by using the privacy towel to offset his weight and […]

  • VIDEO | Daniel Cormier misses weight, then makes weight in chaotic sequence

    VIDEO | Daniel Cormier misses weight, then makes weight in chaotic sequence

    pic.twitter.com/5bOS6mqf7A — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 7, 2017 Friday morning, news surfaced that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier missed weight for his UFC 210 scrap with Anthony Johnson, weighing in at 206.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the required light heavyweight title fight limit of 205 pounds. Interestingly enough, Daniel Cormier was allowed to come […]

  • Michael Bisping wants Daniel Cormier, realistically knows it won’t happen

    Michael Bisping wants Daniel Cormier, realistically knows it won’t happen

    UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is currently waiting in limbo to find out if former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will comply with his terms for their targeted fight. While the UFC announced that the fight would go down in 2017, Bisping recently informed St-Pierre that he will not wait until the former champ is […]

  • Daniel Cormier promises things will “not be good” if Jon Jones tries to enter the Octagon at UFC 210

    Daniel Cormier promises things will “not be good” if Jon Jones tries to enter the Octagon at UFC 210

    This Saturday night, the UFC will touch down in Buffalo, New York with UFC 210. In the main event of this card, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will attempt to defend his title against an old foe in streaking challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Whoever wins this light heavyweight title fight will likely have a monumental […]

  • Daniel Cormier goes off on Jon Jones for attending UFC 210

    Daniel Cormier goes off on Jon Jones for attending UFC 210

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is currently serving a one-year suspension retroactive to July of 2016, when USADA swooped in at the 11th hour and pulled Jones from his scheduled UFC 200 scrap with Daniel Cormier for a failed out-of-competition drug test. While it appeared as though Jones and his legal team were […]

  • Dana White unsure of why Daniel Cormier is unpopular among fans

    Dana White unsure of why Daniel Cormier is unpopular among fans

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is arguably one of the most decorated fighters on the UFC roster. In addition to reigning as the UFC light heavyweight champion, Cormier is an extremely accomplished wrestler, qualifying as a NCAA Division I All-American, and as an Olympic wrestler. Of course, Cormier also was the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand […]

  • Daniel Cormier calls out Jon Jones: ‘We know he tried to cheat’

    Daniel Cormier calls out Jon Jones: ‘We know he tried to cheat’

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been scheduled to fight former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones on numerous occasions, however with that being said, the pair have only stepped into the Octagon together on one occasion. With that being said, just nine months ago, Cormier and Jones were set to have a title unification […]

  • VIDEO | Snoop Dogg admires the “cold technique” of UFC 210’s Daniel Cormier

    VIDEO | Snoop Dogg admires the “cold technique” of UFC 210’s Daniel Cormier

    Not long ago, a video of rap legend Snoop Dogg narrating Khabib Nurmagomedov’s destruction of Michael Johnson went viral on the Internet. Shortly after this sensational video hit the World Wide Web, the ever-savvy folks in the UFC marketing department linked up with Snoop, and enlisted him to do some more narration work. Snoop’s latest […]

  • VIDEO | Kick off fight week with Countdown to UFC 210

    VIDEO | Kick off fight week with Countdown to UFC 210

    https://youtu.be/gldkq8tVsJc This weekend, the UFC will touch down in Buffalo, New York with UFC 210. In UFC 210’s main event, we’ll see UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier attempt to defend his title against absurdly powerful challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. This undeniably competitive title fight will be a rematch of an exciting 2014 affair, which […]