{"id":328240,"date":"2019-10-13T22:56:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T05:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=328240"},"modified":"2019-10-13T22:56:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T05:56:48","slug":"daniel-cormier-reacts-to-cain-velasquezs-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-reacts-to-cain-velasquezs-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier reacts to Cain Velasquez’s retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has decided to hang up the gloves and pursue a pro wrestling career with WWE. Daniel Cormier, his long-time training partner and another former UFC champ, is sad to see Velasquez go, but is simultaneously very happy for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a sad day when Cain Velasquez retires. But I know that he is doing something that he loves,\u201d Cormier told MMA Fighting<\/a> recently. \u201cI remember watching him at [WWE] Elimination Chamber and you can see that this was something that he could love, I am not sure he ever fell for something faster, well except for when he met [his wife] Michelle.”<\/p>\n

Cormier added that WWE fans are in for a treat as Velasquez’s new career gets underway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy for Cain and Michelle and the kids. But the biggest winner in this whole deal is the WWE Universe, they are in for a treat watching Cain perform. I\u2019m excited to see the program between him and Brock. Congratulations to my brother. Exciting times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Velasquez is slated to return to the WWE ring at the \u201cCrown Jewel\u201d event in Saudi Arabia on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

Daniel Cormier, meanwhile, is expected to fight one more time before retiring himself.<\/p>\n

Cormier’s final fight will be against reigning champion Stipe Miocic at a yet unscheduled date. The pair are tied across two previous fights with a stoppage win apiece. Cormier won the first fight by first-round knockout, while Miocic won the second by fourth-round TKO.<\/p>\n

How do you think Cain Velasquez will do as a pro wrestler?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 10\/14\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has decided to hang up the gloves and pursue a pro wrestling career with WWE. Daniel Cormier, his long-time training partner and another former UFC champ, is sad to see Velasquez go, but is simultaneously very happy for him. \u201cIt\u2019s a sad day when Cain Velasquez retires. 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