{"id":219840,"date":"2017-01-27T23:22:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T07:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=219840"},"modified":"2017-01-28T08:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T16:05:35","slug":"daniel-cormier-explains-hes-glad-made-gina-carano-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-explains-hes-glad-made-gina-carano-mad\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier explains why he’s glad he made Gina Carano mad"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier made waves recently when he called out WMMA pioneer Gina Carano<\/a> for her advice to Ronda Rousey following her UFC 207 loss to Amanda Nunes to close out 2016. <\/p>\n

Carano stated that Rousey should follow what she wants to do<\/a>, insinuating that she should follow her passion for acting, which didn’t sit too well with Cormier. He fired back on UFC Tonight:<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

\u201cGina Carano \u2014 who are you to tell Ronda Rousey what to do?\u201d Cormier said on \u201cUFC Tonight.\u201d \u201cIf I\u2019ve got to look back on your career and you choosing to act over fighting and continuing to fight, I don\u2019t feel as though, guys \u2014 and you can disagree if you want \u2014 that the career has not been what it would have been if she stayed fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRonda, don\u2019t listen to someone that I feel didn\u2019t make the right choice,\u201d Cormier said about Carano. \u201cDo what I say and that means continuing to fight. It\u2019s where you belong. It is where you belong Ronda Rousey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carano of course was quick to check Daniel Cormier, stating that he should be “ashamed” of his comments. <\/p>\n

The light heavyweight champion now fired back in an interview with TMZ<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“She can’t really advise Ronda in terms of fighting, because when it got tough, she left. It’s not in my character to walk away when things get tough, so I’m saying, why does that opinion matter? We don’t want Ronda to do what you did, because you left!”<\/p>\n

“That’s the Gina Carano I tuned in to watch\u2014the fiery Gina Carano, the girl that’s showing some gumption,” said Cormier. “Maybe I’ll piss her off enough that she goes, \u2018You know what, I’m gonna go and fight again and prove that I didn’t run away from the sport.'”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Gina<\/p>\n