{"id":198240,"date":"2016-07-07T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=198240"},"modified":"2016-07-07T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:28:28","slug":"dana-white-daniel-cormier-will-fight-at-ufc-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/dana-white-daniel-cormier-will-fight-at-ufc-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: Daniel Cormier will fight at UFC 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just two days to go until <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-updated-ufc-200-promo-with-brock-lesnar-mark-hunt\/\">UFC 200<\/a>, many were wondering if the UFC would be able to find UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier a replacement opponent on such short notice.<\/p>\n<p>While Gegard Mousasi and Michael Bisping both were <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/fighters-begin-campaigning-to-fight-daniel-cormier\/\">quick to offer to step in and fight<\/a> the light heavyweight champ, there had been no word on whether or not the UFC would be able to iron out all the details in just 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Now, UFC President Dana White has revealed on The Herd that Cormier will fight this weekend. So far there has been no word yet on whether the fight will be for the light heavyweight championship still, or if the bout will be catchweight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\">@danawhite<\/a>: Daniel Cormier will fight someone this weekend at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC200?src=hash\">#UFC200<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheHerd?src=hash\">#TheHerd<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LXyPzS1e7E\">https:\/\/t.co\/LXyPzS1e7E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Herd w\/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHerd\/status\/751117241739939840\">July 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates as they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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