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Daniel Cormier has addressed concerns about potentially biased<\/a> commentary during this weekend’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje fight.<\/p>\n

Cormier, who previously held the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, is now a commentator for the promotion. He’ll be at the commentary desk for this weekend’s UFC 254 card, which will be topped by a lightweight title fight between the division’s undisputed champion Nurmagomedov, and its interim champion Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n

Cormier is a long-time friend and training partner of Nurmagomedov, which has some fans worried his commentary could lean in favor of the champion.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the assembled media on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, where the fight will occur, Cormier addressed those concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I move into the second phase of my life, it\u2019s my job,\u201d Cormier said ahead of the Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje fight (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a decision made on a whim. It was a lot of people asking can Daniel do his job, and for me, I\u2019ve called Islam makhachev fights, I\u2019ve called\u00a0Deron Winn fights, and I feel like I stayed down the middle as best I could. So I figured I could do it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough, because Khabib\u2019s been there now for eight years at AKA, and we\u2019ve seen him rise from the very beginning, but I\u2019ve got a job to do, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier was in the building when Nurmagomedov fought his arch rival Conor McGregor in 2018, and actually helped defuse an infamous post-fight brawl between the pair’s teams. He admits that, in a grudge match like that, he might not have been emotionally equipped to call the action fairly. But because Nurmagomedov is fighting a competitor like Gaethje\u2014who has been all class in the lead-up to the fight\u2014Cormier doesn’t forecast any issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertain guys, if he fought, I couldn\u2019t do the job,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m being honest. But I respect Justin so tremendously that I can do the job, because I like Justin so much. It\u2019s hard to do it for someone that you know.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo call Khabib and Conor with all the bad blood, I couldn\u2019t have done that, because you\u2019re so solely in your guy\u2019s corner. But Justin\u2019s a good guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think it’s fair for Daniel Cormier to be on commentary duty for the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje fight at UFC 254?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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