{"id":358877,"date":"2020-08-17T09:17:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T16:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=358877"},"modified":"2020-08-17T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T16:17:10","slug":"dana-white-discusses-the-legacy-of-daniel-cormier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-discusses-the-legacy-of-daniel-cormier\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White discusses the legacy of Daniel Cormier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on the legacy of former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who retired after a close, decision loss to Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>White was asked about Cormier at the UFC 252 post-fight press conference, and praised him as a fighter than exceeded all of his initial expectations as both a light heavyweight and heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Q09kQL\">\u201cThe funny thing about Cormier is that he\u2019s one of those guys that doesn\u2019t look like he could be the light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, but man, that guy is tough, gritty, he\u2019s got a really good fight IQ,\u201d White said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/8\/17\/21370770\/dana-white-praises-daniel-cormier-calls-him-the-best-to-work-with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s tough, he\u2019s a tough guy. He stood in there-Look how much bigger Stipe was than him tonight, and he stood in there toe-to-toe and banged it out with Stipe. This time, the second time, and the first time they fought.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pfQX0h\">\u201cWhen I really realized how good Cormier was and that he was real was when he was in Strikeforce. It\u2019s hilarious because I don\u2019t watch any of the competitors\u2019 stuff, I usually never watch the stuff unless it\u2019s a fight that I\u2019m interested in. But I ended up watching that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"rcyTNn\">\u201cI remember where I was and what I did the night that I watched that fight. It was the\u00a0Josh Barnett\u00a0fight. The way that he beat Josh Barnett [in the heavyweight grand prix final] and the way that he beat Josh Barnett and what he did to Josh Barnett is when I said, \u2018God damn, this guy is really, really good.\u2019 That was when I first noticed Daniel Cormier and thought that he was real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White also praised Cormier as a joy to work with outside of the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JlrJgq\">The guy\u2019s been the best to work with. He\u2019s easy, he wanted to fight everybody. He\u2019s willing to do anything. He\u2019s a great guy, he\u2019s a great ambassador to the sport and it\u2019s been fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of UFC 252, White <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-not-buying-daniel-cormiers-retirement-plans-this-will-not-be-his-last-fight\/\">expressed doubt<\/a> that Cormier would stick to his long-discussed retirement plans. After Cormier confirmed his retirement post-fight, however, White admitted that his previous comments were probably just the manifestation of his wishful thinking.<\/p>\n<p id=\"SQTQCU\">\u201cI think my saying he won\u2019t retire is me kind of hoping he doesn\u2019t retire. Whatever he wants to do, I\u2019m happy for him. If he wants to fight, I\u2019m happy for him. If he wants to retire, I\u2019m really happy for him too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How will you remember the MMA career of Daniel Cormier?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on the legacy of former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who retired after a close, decision loss to Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 last Saturday. 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