On July 7, in the main event of the UFC 226, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will return to his former haunts in the heavyweight division, where he’ll battle reigning champion Stipe Miocic.<\/p>\n
Ahead of this fight, many of the game’s top fighters<\/a> and analysts have weighed in, making their predictions one way or the other. One of the latest to do so is former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture. In his opinion, this a winnable fight for Cormier, particularly if he’s able to lean on his Olympic-level wrestling.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I think Daniel started in the heavyweight division, he\u2019s a big guy, he\u2019s got a great wrestling pedigree and he\u2019s facing arguably the best heavyweight out there right now in Stipe Miocic,”\u00a0 Couture told MMANytt<\/a> (h\/t MMANews.com<\/a>). “It\u2019s going to be an interesting, technical fight.”<\/p>\n \u201cI think if Daniel can find a way to make Stipe Miocic wrestle him as much as possible during the course of that fight, it\u2019s going to be a good night for him,” Couture continued. “If Stipe uses his range and striking IQ to keep Daniel off of him, it could be a good night for Stipe. It\u2019s one of those fights, toss a coin, who\u2019s going to win.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a wrestler, so I tend to feel like that wrestling pedigree is going to work well for Daniel,\u201d Couture concluded. \u201cBut Stipe\u2019s one of the toughest guys out there. He\u2019s a great fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n