{"id":288621,"date":"2018-10-19T09:27:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T16:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288621"},"modified":"2018-10-19T09:27:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T16:27:06","slug":"daniel-cormier-promises-hes-taking-derrick-lewis-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-promises-hes-taking-derrick-lewis-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier promises he&#8217;s taking Derrick Lewis seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will attempt the first defense of his title in the main event of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-230\/ufc-230-daniel-cormier-vs-derrick-lewis-fight-card\/\">UFC 230<\/a> on November 3, as he&#8217;s been booked for a short notice showdown with hulking heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>Given Cormier&#8217;s incredible dominance across two weight classes, and the way he matches up with Lewis, many fans and pundits are expecting the champion to have a relatively easy night of work at UFC 230.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Lewis, however, has warned Daniel Cormier not to take him lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he\u2019s thinking this is going to be an easy fight for himself,\u201d Lewis said at a UFC 230 media event recently. \u201cGo ahead and think that. It\u2019s crazy I even made it this far without the training I put in before each and every fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m serious, I don\u2019t stay in the gym each day like my opponents. I spend probably 30 minutes [training], five minutes sitting and five minutes on my phone posting memes and stuff.<\/p>\n<p>While Lewis is worried he&#8217;s being slept on, Daniel Cormier assures that&#8217;s not the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trust me Derrick I am definitely taking you serious!!!! 9-1 last 10 and ranked #2 in the world. How could I not take you serious! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/andstill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#andstill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc230?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ufc230<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zq9vkYDP2G\">pic.twitter.com\/zq9vkYDP2G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dc_mma\/status\/1053169629080645632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trust me Derrick I am definitely taking you serious,&#8221; Cormier said, before listing some of Lewis&#8217; accolades in the heavyweight division. &#8220;9-1 last 10 and ranked #2 in the world. How could I not take you serious?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will come out on top when Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis battle in the UFC 230 main event?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/19\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will attempt the first defense of his title in the main event of UFC 230 on November 3, as he&#8217;s been booked for a short notice showdown with hulking heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis. 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