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It’s been awhile since we’ve seen UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier in the cage \u2014 since he defeated Derrick Lewis by submission at UFC 230 in November, to be exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The champ’s prolonged absence is due to a back injury he sustained in that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI f\u2014ked my back up at UFC 230. It hasn\u2019t recovered as fast as I hoped it would,\u201d Cormier told MMA Weekly. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to take some time off. I had to take some time to try and make myself healthy because my schedule was so heavy last year. Three fights, three five round training camps, very heavy training camps. Last year was three championship fights, I did \u2018The Ultimate Fighter\u2019, I did all my commentary duties, I took that high school wrestling job in the middle of the year. It\u2019s just a heavy, heavy year and I just need some time to get myself back in order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou think you\u2019re better but then you\u2019re not and when you\u2019re not better, you\u2019re really not better. You feel fine but when it goes out you\u2019re on the floor crawling. It\u2019s a weird thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Cormier added that he experienced similar troubles in 2015 \u2014 another one of the busier years of his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe last time I fought like that was in 2015 when I fought (Jon) Jones, I fought \u2018Rumble\u2019 (Anthony Johnson) and I fought (Alexander) Gustafsson. I didn\u2019t fight again until the next July. I had to take nine months to try and get myself reset,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cLast year, I had that kind of schedule, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the case, the champ’s health issues are severe enough that he can’t commit to a timeframe for his return just yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce I heal up, I can start looking forward to what\u2019s next but right now it\u2019s just handle these injuries. Just get better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m just waiting. I\u2019m just waiting and when I feel better we\u2019ll talk. Me and the UFC will talk when I get better and we\u2019ll decide on a date and then we\u2019ll go forward with a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Cormier initially planned to retire in March. Thanks to this injury, and the plethora of big ticket matchups still available to him, however, those plans are most likely going to be delayed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who do you want to see the champ fight when he’s healthy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on <\/em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a> on 2\/11\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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