Daniel Cormier News
Daniel Cormier reveals conversation with Brock Lesnar after booking UFC 200 return: "Merry Christmas"
Josh Evanoff - January 11, 2024
Daniel Cormier believes UFC 300 could use a Christmas miracle, in the form of Brock Lesnar. Fans are just a few months away from seeing the historic milestone UFC 300 event. As of now, there are various fighters attached, including a title fight between Weili Zhang and Yan Xiaonan. However, there is no current main event, or big attraction slated for the card. Some believe that could come in the form of Brock Lesnar.
Daniel Cormier explains why he’s not interested in seeing Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal 2: “I don’t anticipate it going well for my boy”
Susan Cox - January 10, 2024
Daniel Cormier is explaining why he’s not interested in seeing Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal 2. Masvidal, who retired from the UFC in April of last year, recently announced that he was ‘unretired’ and fight fans wanted to know what the 39-year-old would do next.
Daniel Cormier questions Francis Ngannou's underdog status against Anthony Joshua: "A guy Andy Ruiz knocked out"
Josh Evanoff - January 9, 2024
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes Francis Ngannou will shock Anthony Joshua in their March boxing match. Earlier this month, ‘The Predator’ made his return to the boxing ring official. Just a few months removed from a split-decision loss to Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou will face another high-profile boxer. This time around, he will face the red-hot Anthony Joshua, who is riding a three-fight winning streak.
Daniel Cormier says ‘Puppet master’ Conor McGregor is playing Michael Chandler like ‘Pinocchio’
Harry Kettle - January 2, 2024
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on Conor McGregor’s recent announcement. To kickstart 2024, Conor McGregor revealed that he plans on returning to the Octagon this summer to take on Michael Chandler. It’s a fight that has been over a year in the making, with the Irishman making it clear that he ideally wanted to return earlier than June.
Daniel Cormier applauds Tony Ferguson for going 15 minutes at UFC 296 but says it’s time for ‘El Cucuy’ to retire
Harry Kettle - December 21, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes that it may be time for Tony Ferguson to retire after UFC 296. Last weekend, Tony Ferguson returned to the Octagon to face Paddy Pimblett. Unfortunately for the veteran it didn’t go his way, as he feel to a disappointing unanimous decision defeat.
Daniel Cormier expresses disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's win over Tony Ferguson: "It just looked the same"
Josh Evanoff - December 20, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier wasn’t that impressed by Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson. ‘The Baddy’ and ‘El Cucuy’ met on the UFC 296 main card over the weekend. Heading into the bout itself, the two men were riding vastly different fortunes. For his part, Tony Ferguson entered the night on a six-fight losing streak, while Paddy Pimblett entered the bout undefeated in his promotional tenure.
Daniel Cormier weighs in on Leon Edwards’ performance against Colby Covington at UFC 296: “It left me wanting a little more”
Harry Kettle - December 19, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on Leon Edwards’ performance at UFC 296 last weekend. On Saturday night, Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington and retained his UFC welterweight championship in the main event of UFC 296. He did so in a dominant way, winning 4-1 on the judges’ scorecards.
Daniel Cormier believes Islam Makhachev's rematch comments are an early sign of retirement: "Only a couple more years"
Josh Evanoff - December 12, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes Islam Makhachev’s recent comments could be a sign of his impending retirement. The Russian has been out of the cage since a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski in October. There, Islam Makhachev picked up his second win over ‘The Great’ by knockout, with names such as Daniel Cormier watching by. Following the win, he was called out by many top lightweights.
Daniel Cormier believes Anthony Smith “let pride get in the way” by not allowing DQ in 2019 title fight with Jon Jones
Harry Kettle - December 8, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes Anthony Smith allowed his pride to get in the way during his fight against Jon Jones in 2019. In the eyes of many, Jon Jones is the greatest of all time. He built that reputation by running through numerous light heavyweight stars, which included a run between 2018 and 2020 after making his long-awaited return. One of his opponents was Anthony Smith, who he battled at UFC 235.
Daniel Cormier admits that he nearly pulled a Mike Tyson during infamous Jon Jones scuffle: "I'm going to bite!"
Josh Evanoff - December 7, 2023
Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier nearly went full Mike Tyson against Jon Jones during their infamous scuffle. ‘DC’ and ‘Bones’ famously had one of the most heated feuds in MMA history. In the cage, the two met on two different occasions. On both occasions, Jon Jones emerged with a win over Daniel Cormier. However, his UFC 214 victory in July 2017 was overturned to a no-contest due to a failed drug test.
UFC champion Jon Jones gets support from unlikely name in war of words with Tom Aspinall: "I don't think he should be stripped"
Fernando Quiles - December 6, 2023
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been shown support from an unlikely name. Jones has recently gotten into a social media spat with interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. “Bones” didn’t take too kindly to Aspinall saying that he should be stripped of his main title after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in preparation for his previously planned title defense against Stipe Miocic.
Rampage Jackson takes aim at Daniel Cormier for comments about slam KO at UFC Austin: “Did he not watch PRIDE FC?”
Fernando Quiles - December 4, 2023
MMA legend Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has a refresher for Daniel Cormier in the aftermath of UFC Austin. Cormier was on the call along with fellow UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping and play-by-play man Brendan Fitzgerald. It’s not often in MMA that you get to see a fighter land a KO slam, let alone seeing two UFC fighters score finishes in that fashion on the same show, back-to-back. That’s exactly what happened at UFC Austin.
'Company Man' Daniel Cormier laughs off PFL's attempt to challenge the UFC: "It's not close!"
Josh Evanoff - November 30, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier knows he’s biased, but he doesn’t see how the PFL can compete. Earlier this month, the Professional Fighters League completed their purchase of Bellator. Following the sale, Donn Davis and other executives stated that the move made them the number two company in the world. Furthermore, they see themselves as a future co-leader of MMA, alongside the UFC.
Daniel Cormier explains why the UFC needs to upgrade Tom Aspinall to undisputed heavyweight champion
Josh Evanoff - November 29, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes it’s time to make Tom Aspinall the undisputed heavyweight champion. The British fighter notably returned opposite Sergei Pavlovich earlier this month at UFC 295. Famously, the fight itself only happened due to Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic being canceled. As a result, Tom Aspinall stepped up on two weeks’ notice for the interim heavyweight title clash.
Michael Bisping reflects on attempt to step in and fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200: "DC kind of laughed it off"
Josh Evanoff - November 21, 2023
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was serious about fighting Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Given that we’re just a few months away from UFC 300, it feels right to look back at UFC 200. The historic event had a lot of good, but also a lot of bad. Famously, the main event between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones was derailed during fight week due to ‘Bones’ failing a USADA drug test. Instantly, names such as Michael Bisping and Gegard Mousasi offered to step in.
Daniel Cormier heaps praise on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez: "I still believe he was the best fighter"
Fernando Quiles - November 19, 2023
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has some big time praise for his American Kickboxing Academy brethren Cain Velasquez. Velasquez is a former two-time UFC heavyweight champion. He beat the likes of Junior dos Santos (twice), Brock Lesnar, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. Before Stipe Miocic emerged as the record holder for most successful UFC title defenses, many argued that Velasquez was the best UFC heavyweight of all time, maybe even in MMA period.
Daniel Cormier explains why he’s concerned about David Goggins training Tony Ferguson: “I hope he doesn’t beat Tony down”
Harry Kettle - November 16, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has explained why he has some concerns about Tony Ferguson’s training sessions with David Goggins. Next month at UFC 296, Tony Ferguson will attempt to get his career back on track when he locks horns with Paddy Pimblett. While some feel as if this bout has been set up for Pimblett to shine, others believe it gives Ferguson a chance to finally get back in the win column. Either way, there are going to be some major headlines coming out of this contest.
Daniel Cormier explains why he wasn’t a fan of Alex Pereira’s callout of Israel Adesanya at UFC 295: “He’s a little wrong to be looking back at Izzy”
Harry Kettle - November 15, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has explained why he wasn’t the biggest fan of Alex Pereira calling out Israel Adesanya at UFC 295. Last Saturday night, Alex Pereira became the new UFC light heavyweight champion. He did so by knocking out Jiri Prochazka, becoming the latest fighter in UFC history to claim belts in two different weight classes.