Daniel Cormier News

Curtis Calhoun - October 16, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier appreciates the resurgence of Donald Cerrone’s competitive fire but believes it sets a bad precedent. Cerrone made headlines recently in a recent Instagram post, in which he announced his planned UFC comeback. He wants at least two more fights to hit 50 appearances under the UFC banner, although UFC CEO Dana White seems less than thrilled with Cerrone’s proposal.

Curtis Calhoun - October 14, 2024

UFC analyst Daniel Cormier has some profound concerns about Nick Diaz’s upcoming comeback fight against Vicente Luque. Diaz will face Luque at UFC 310 at the promotion’s final pay-per-view event of the year. He returns after a three-year absence, stemming from a loss to former UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler at UFC 266.

Curtis Calhoun - October 10, 2024

UFC analyst Daniel Cormier believes UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria might’ve helped himself dramatically in his recent joint interview with Max Holloway. Topuria will make his first UFC featherweight title defense against Holloway in the UFC 308 main event. He returns to the Octagon after finishing Alexander Volkanovski to cap off his unbeaten run with a world championship.

Curtis Calhoun - October 8, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier feels the UFC is the only MMA promotion in which athletes truly have an opportunity to achieve a superstar fame level. Cormier sat cage-side as UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira defeated Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307. Pereira defended the belt for the third time in just seven months and rallied from early adversity to finish Rountree.

Curtis Calhoun - October 7, 2024

UFC analyst Daniel Cormier believes UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira isn’t far removed from being considered the greatest of all time. Pereira finished Khalil Rountree Jr. in the UFC 307 main event last Saturday in Salt Lake City. Despite a rocky start to the fight, Pereira rallied late to badly batter Rountree and retain the light heavyweight belt.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 7, 2024

Daniel Cormier believes Julianna Pena missed out on a big opportunity after striking gold a second time at UFC 307. Pena challenged Raquel Pennington for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship over the weekend. She ended up becoming a two-time 135-pound titleholder via controversial split decision.

Curtis Calhoun - September 26, 2024

Former UFC heavyweight champions Daniel Cormier and Francis Ngannou have both experienced unimaginable tragedies during their combat sports careers. Ngannou is scheduled to return to the MMA cage to make his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira on October 19th in Riyadh. He’ll make his return to MMA just mere months after the tragic death of his son, Kobe, after a medical emergency in Cameroon.

Curtis Calhoun - September 26, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier weighed in on the upcoming sentencing of Cain Velasquez in the former UFC heavyweight champ’s attempted murder trial. Velasquez pleaded no contest to attempted murder, and weapons charges, stemming from a Feb. 2022 incident. He allegedly attempted to murder the alleged child molester of his young son, Harry Goularte, in a high-speed pursuit in the San Jose, CA area.

Josh Evanoff - September 24, 2024

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes there’s no way Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic fight Tom Aspinall. ‘Bones’ is finally set to return to the cage in November at UFC 309. In the main event, Jon Jones will look to make his first heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic. For his part, the challenger hasn’t competed since a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in March 2021. Ahead of the contest, Dana White revealed that Tom Aspinall would be the backup fighter.

Curtis Calhoun - September 23, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier believes there’s a specific standard that modern champions must reach to be considered a legend in the sport. Cormier knows a thing or two about what it takes to be considered an all-time great in MMA. After a legendary run in the UFC that featured two divisional titles, he’s become one of the top analysts in combat sports.

Curtis Calhoun - September 19, 2024

UFC analyst Daniel Cormier is already preparing for the worst circumstances ahead of Jon Jones’s return to the Octagon against Stipe Miocic. Jones and Miocic are scheduled to headline UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in November. After they were supposed to fight last year at UFC 295, the heavyweight matchup between legends will (hopefully) come to fruition.

Curtis Calhoun - September 11, 2024

UFC analyst and Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier feels Sean O’Malley will hold a distinct advantage over Merab Dvalishvili in embracing the unique aura of UFC 306. O’Malley and Dvalishvili headline UFC 306 this Saturday at the Las Vegas Sphere. The event will mark the first major sporting competition held at the venue.

Curtis Calhoun - September 9, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier shared an under-discussed aspect of Demetrious Johnson’s greatness after the legend retired from MMA. Johnson announced his retirement from MMA at ONE 168 last weekend in Denver. He hadn’t fought since a trilogy win against Adriano Moraes at ONE Fight Night 10 and wants to transition full-time to grappling competitions.

Curtis Calhoun - September 5, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier questions whether or not Jorge Masvidal’s planned UFC comeback will bear the fruits of his labor. Masvidal hasn’t fought in combat sports since a loss to Nate Diaz in the boxing ring earlier this year. He retired from MMA following a loss to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287.

Curtis Calhoun - August 29, 2024

UFC analyst Daniel Cormier feels Tom Aspinall’s trash-talking tactics towards Jon Jones are working after the latter’s vulgar comments on social media. Jones is expected to face Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November, although nothing has been formally announced by the promotion. He hasn’t fought since earning the then-vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - August 29, 2024

Former Bellator and ONE champion, Ben Askren, is sticking up for Daniel Cormier amid recent comments made by UFC 307 fighter Joaquin Buckley. Cormier and Buckley had been at odds ever since “New Mansa” was criticized by the UFC Hall of Famer for calling out Conor McGregor. Buckley said that the mothers of Cormier, Michael Bisping, and Chael Sonnen “raised some h*es.” Cormier didn’t take too kindly to this, hurling expletives right back at Buckley.

Curtis Calhoun - August 27, 2024

Daniel Cormier believes UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley’s prediction for his fight with Merab Dvalishvili is a possible attempt at mental warfare. O’Malley and Dvalishvili headline UFC 306 (also known as Riyadh Season’s Noche UFC), in Las Vegas. The September 14th pay-per-view is the first major sporting event held at the Las Vegas Sphere venue.

Curtis Calhoun - August 27, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has responded to Joaquin Buckley’s recent invitation for a face-to-face conversation after their hostile online back-and-forths. Cormier and Buckley’s relationship soured after Buckley’s callout of Conor McGregor at UFC Louisville in May. Cormier called the decision to call out McGregor the “worst callout in UFC history”, to which Buckley didn’t respond in kind.