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Daniel Cormier shuts down talk of Anthony Johnson vs. Jon Jones fight
This past weekend at UFC 202, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson left MMA fans in awe as he picked up a spectacular one-punch knockout win over #2 ranked Glover Teixeira in just 13 seconds. Following the win, Johnson and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier both verbally agreed to a fight. Despite that, UFC President Dana White […]
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UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier clarifies who his next opponent will be
Earlier this afternoon UFC President Dana White shocked the MMA world when he gave a major update in regards to Jon Jones’ failed drug test case with the US Anti-Doping Agency. Jones was expected to fight current UFC light heavyweight champion and bitter rival Daniel Cormier in the headliner of last month’s UFC 200 event in Las […]
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Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones USADA update
Tuesday afternoon UFC President Dana White shocked the MMA community as he gave a major update in regards to Jon Jones’ failed drug test case with the US Anti-Doping Agency. Jones, who was pulled from UFC 200 for a failed out-of-competition drug test, actually “did not take the drug everybody thought he took” according to […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier’s attempt at Guinness World Record goes horribly wrong
Earlier this year, UFC featherweight Dennis Bermudez broke a Guinness World record for drinking a liter of lemon juice through a straw in just 22.75 seconds. Ahead of Bermudez’ fight with Rony Jason this Saturday, UFC Tonight hosts Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian attempted to break Bermudez’ world record. The attempt didn’t go as planned.
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Michael Bisping responds to Daniel Cormier
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was recently asked by a fan on Twitter if he would ever consider fighting current UFC middleweight champion and broadcast partner Michael Bisping in the future. Cormier replied with the following: I'll smack @bisping around anytime. Next time we work I'll take him to gym and smack him […]
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Daniel Cormier prepared to put friendship aside & “smack Bisping around”
Although UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier frequently do Fox Sports 1 shows together, there is likely some tension between the pair given that Bisping knocked out Cormier’s teammate, Luke Rockhold, to win the belt at UFC 199. During a Q&A session with fans on Twitter, Cormier was asked […]
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Daniel Cormier gives details on next potential title defense
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is fresh off of his unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva on the main card of UFC 200. Cormier was initially slated to defend his light heavyweight title against Jon Jones at the event, however Jones was pulled from the card just two days before the event due to […]
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Daniel Cormier reflects on how Jon Jones rivalry changed him
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have been scheduled to fight 4 times now. Despite that, the pair have only actually ended up fighting once. When they met inside the Octagon, Jones won the fight in convincing fashion, defeating Cormier via unanimous decision. In the wake of their cancelled UFC 200 bout, Cormier knows he needs […]
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Daniel Cormier: ‘What am I supposed to do, stand in front of Anderson Silva?’
Daniel Cormier had a rough time with everything UFC 200. From his originally scheduled title fight versus Jon Jones being pulled just days prior to the event, to the fans sheer disrespect for him implementing a winning game plan against Anderson Silva, it was a tough few days for the UFC light heavyweight champion of […]
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Bitter rivalry aside, Daniel Cormier explains why he isn’t harassing Jon Jones for testing positive
When UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier found out that Jon Jones was pulled from their fight at UFC 200, he was miserable, to say the least. Cormier was looking to establish himself as one of the greats in his attempt to avenge his only loss to the oftentimes argued pound-for-pound king in Jones. However, […]
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Daniel Cormier took a pay cut to fight at UFC 200
When Jon Jones was pulled from UFC 200 with just two days to go until his main event scrap with Daniel Cormier, there was much speculation as to what would happen to Daniel Cormier in regards to his involvement in the historic card. Fortunately, former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped in on just two […]
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Daniel Cormier opens up on timetable for retirement
At nearly 37 years old, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knows that his time in the sport is limited. On the heels of Cormier’s UFC 200 unanimous decision win over former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva, Cormier isn’t looking to take time off to wait for Jon Jones’ USADA issues to be settled. He spoke […]
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Jon Jones’ manager on Daniel Cormier: “I feel horrible that they cut his pay in half”
With just two days to go until the biggest event in UFC history, Daniel Cormier found himself without an opponent for the main event of UFC 200 after Jon Jones was pulled from the card for a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Ultimately, former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped in on just 2 days notice to […]
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Daniel Cormier rips back at Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone regarding his performance against Anderson Silva
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier faced a lot of criticism for his performance against Anderson Silva at UFC 200. One person in particular who was very vocal of Cormier’s performance was UFC ranked lightweight and welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Cerrone made a controversial comment when he said Cormier was “fighting like a f*g” and […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva – Octagon Interviews
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier earned a victory over former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva at last night’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Watch as Joe Rogan interviews both men following their main card battle which resulted in a unanimous decision victory for “DC”. Who would you like to see former middleweight champion […]
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Clip | Daniel Cormier lands a big right hand on Anderson Silva
The champ lands a right! #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/IHU4H7h3Rq — UFC (@ufc) July 10, 2016 Watch UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier land a huge right hand during his three-round fight with former middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 200. Cormier ultimately won the fight via decision, this after he controlled “The Spider” on the ground for […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier fight day video diary
IT'S FIGHT DAY! @DC_MMA checks in before he meets @SpiderAnderson tonight #UFC200 @PROcast @MetroPCS #CloserThanEverhttps://t.co/cQBRgdJwom — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 9, 2016 With just hours to go until Daniel Cormier steps into the Octagon against Anderson Silva on the main card of UFC 200, the light heavyweight champ has released yet another video diary […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier reacts to fighting Anderson Silva
Late last night @DC_MMA reacted to learning he's fighting @SpiderAnderson #UFC200 @PROcast @MetroPCS #CloserThanEverhttps://t.co/fy0qHrZn7Q — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 8, 2016 By now the MMA world knows that former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva will be stepping in on short notice to fight light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in a highly anticipated matchup on the […]
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Dana White: Daniel Cormier will fight at UFC 200
With just two days to go until UFC 200, many were wondering if the UFC would be able to find UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier a replacement opponent on such short notice. While Gegard Mousasi and Michael Bisping both were quick to offer to step in and fight the light heavyweight champ, there had […]
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Jon Jones apologizes to Daniel Cormier
By now the MMA world is aware that UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from UFC 200 Wednesday evening after he was notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Wednesday night, UFC President Dana White and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier appeared at a press conference, however Jones and his team […]
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Fighters begin campaigning to fight Daniel Cormier
With just two days to go until the biggest event in the history of the UFC, one would think that the UFC would have a difficult time finding someone to fight on such short notice. That proved to not be the case however when several fighters took to Twitter to campaign to fill the hole […]
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VIDEO | A visibly broken Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200
Late Wednesday, news broke that current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the light heavyweight title unification bout with champion Daniel Cormier. The UFC arranged a special press conference to announce that Jones was pulled from the card and Cormier was there to answer questions from the media regarding the devastating […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez sparring
https://youtu.be/oDcthuhSmls With just over a week to go until Daniel Cormier has his highly anticipated rematch with Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 200, the light heavyweight champion is making his final preparations in training camp. A video was posted to YouTube showing Cormier sparring with former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. Velasquez […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier shows off striking combinations for Jon Jones
https://www.facebook.com/UFConFOX/videos/570255649846080/ Daniel Cormier will face the toughest test of his MMA career on July 9th when he enters the Octagon to fight Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 200 for a highly anticipated rematch for the undisputed light heavyweight championship. Cormier lost the pair’s first meeting in 2015 via unanimous decision, however rebounded […]
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Daniel Cormier: Jon Jones is a “middle-aged man at 28 years old”
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier were initially slated to have their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 197 on April 23rd in what was Jones’ first fight back in the Octagon since being stripped of his light heavyweight championship. Cormier pulled out of the fight with a knee injury, and was ultimately replaced by Ovince St-Preux […]
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Daniel Cormier on Jon Jones rivalry: “I would not change a thing”
While Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier’s rivalry is certainly alive and well ahead of their UFC 200 rematch on July 9th, both men have toned down the trash talk to an extent. This week Jones even went as far as to call his rivalry with Cormier “childish”. During the UFC 200 media call, Cormier was […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier begins weight cut 10 days out from UFC 200
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is currently gearing up for his UFC 200 main event fight with Jon Jones for the undisputed light heavyweight championship. The fight is not only one of the most highly anticipated rematches of all time, it will headline one of the most historic events of all time. In the […]
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Daniel Cormier fires back at Jon Jones over referee complaint
Jon Jones isn’t hiding the fact that he isn’t satisfied with the NAC’s referee selection for his UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier. Jones’ team initially appealed the referee selection, however they ignored his concerns and moved forward with McCarthy as the referee for the bout. During a media scrum earlier this week, Jones explained […]