Daniel Cormier News

Daniel Cormier releases first statement on UFC 197 withdrawal
bjpenndotcom - April 2, 2016
Thursday evening news broke that Daniel Cormier had injured his knee in training and would no longer be able to compete in his scheduled UFC 197 title defense on April 23rd against Jon Jones. Surprisingly, Jon Jones wished DC a speedy recovery, and it is expected that the pair will meet in the future when DC is healthy and able to defend his belt.

Report: UFC offers Anthony Johnson fight with Jon Jones at UFC 197
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2016
Last night we broke the news that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had been forced out of his UFC 197 headlining bout with Jon Jones due to an injury. BJPENN.com has now learned through sources close to the Blackzilians that the UFC has offered Anthony “Rumble” Johnson the short-notice fight with Jon Jones.

Report: Daniel Cormier out of UFC 197 fight with Jon Jones
Russell Ess - April 1, 2016
Injuries have come to plague another big UFC pay-per-view card in 2016. BJPENN.COM has learned through sources close to AKA that current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has suffered an injury and will not be able to defend his title for the scheduled rematch with former champion Jon Jones at UFC 197.

VIDEO | Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson (Full fight)
bjpenndotcom - March 27, 2016
Ahead of UFC 197, where Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight title, take a look back at Cormier’s first title defense against Alexander Gustafsson.

Daniel Cormier concerned with Herb Dean refereeing UFC 197 main event
bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016
As we get closer and closer to Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II on April 23rd, where Jon Jones will look to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship belt he never lost inside the Octagon, Daniel Cormier has a concern regarding Herb Dean being the referee for the bout. Back at UFC 182, the pair had their first meeting where Jones dominated Cormier from the first bell to the last. Despite that, Cormier believes that there were several times where referee Herb Dean allowed Jones to clinch Cormier for an extended period of time, something DC appears worried about going into their UFC 197 scrap on April 23rd.

Daniel Cormier roasts analyst Brian Stann for picking Jon Jones to win their championship bout
Russell Ess - March 23, 2016
MMA media members are having a tough time with facing the consequences of simply doing their job and picking who they think will win the big matches in the UFC when the question comes up. Recently, Jon Anik who is a UFC commentator and familiar face to the promotion made a lot of noise when he picked Conor McGregor to win the main event at UFC 196 against Nate Diaz. Anik went and said that if Diaz won, he would get a “209” tattoo, which is Diaz’s hometown area code. Diaz was not happy about Anik’s pick and comment and made sure to remind Anik of his promise after Diaz was able to submit McGregor in the second round of their bout.

Daniel Cormier: "I made a lot of mistakes" in first fight with Jon Jones
bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016
https://youtu.be/6Q6hibAh2Gk We are nearly one month away from Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier’s highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 197 on April 23rd.

Luke Rockhold: Daniel Cormier let the boos get to him at 'UFC Unstoppable' press conference
bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2016
Earlier this month prior to UFC 196 the UFC previewed the next several months of events with the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference, which featured several fighters that will be headlining events in the near future. The majority of the press conference however centered around Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, who ahead of their UFC 197 rematch, continued to throw verbal blows at one another. One thing that stuck out about the pair’s verbal exchanges was that when Cormier would get the microphone to talk, the audience would ‘boo’ him.

VIDEO | Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones' meme of him
bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016
Daniel Cormier @dc_mma so funny talking about @JonnyBones "Carl Winslow" Instagram post on @FOXSportsLive last night https://t.co/WLSTxjyChq — Jay Onrait (@JayOnrait) March 3, 2016

PHOTO | Daniel Cormier fires back at Jon Jones
bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016
Earlier this week Jon Jones took to Instagram to taunt his nemesis, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The pair are currently scheduled to fight at UFC 197 on April 24th, however the verbal battle started before the two men were ever scheduled to fight at UFC 178 last year.

Video: MMA Updates - Daniel Cormier, Luke Rockhold and more
bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016
https://youtu.be/vOnSBbR1Gnw Get a quick look at what’s going on around the world of MMA in this quick recap video. Everything from Luke Rockhold co-piloting a plane to Daniel “DC” Cormier training behind the scenes.

Video: Daniel Cormier And Jason Mayhem Miller Playing "The Slap" Game - Who's cheating?
bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rk9lx_daniel-cormier-and-jason-mayhem-miller-playing-the-slap-challenge_fun What would you do if you were walking to your hotel room and you saw Daniel “DC” Cormier and Jason “Mayhem” Miller playing the Slap game against each other? Get winner of course!

WATCH #FBF! Daniel Cormier manhandles wrestling opponent and spanks him for good measure
Russell Ess - February 5, 2016
https://youtu.be/ZJcX20XZ2Is Check out UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in Flashback Friday video that will give you a laugh.