[ Daniel Cormier doesn’t expect Michael Chandler to get a cut of the UFC 303 pay-per-view. Chandler meets Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Chandler, who hasn’t competed since November 2022, waited more than a year for the fight to become official. Cormier wonders … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier believes Jamahal Hill was thrown off before getting knocked out by Alex Pereira at UFC 300. Pereira took out Hill in Round 1 of their light heavyweight title fight this past Saturday. The fight-ending sequence happened right after Hill landed a low blow on Pereira, who waved referee Herb Dean away to … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier was in awe of Max Holloway’s performance against Justin Gaethje. Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) knocked out Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in the last second to claim the BMF title Saturday at UFC 300 – a fight he was en route to winning regardless. In the final 10 seconds, Holloway lured … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier can’t fathom UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira’s rise to the top when he sees a big hole in his game. Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) knocked out Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the first round of Saturday’s UFC 300 headliner to retain his title at T-Mobile Arena. Cormier is … Read more
[ UFC 300 is star studded, but Daniel Cormier is putting the spotlight on two fighters. Cormier was first asked who he thinks has the most to gain at Saturday’s historic UFC 300 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cormier picked Jamahal Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) as the … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier thinks Colby Covington not fighting Ian Machado Garry would be a bad look. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) accepted Garry’s initial callout, but put some stipulations – which included that his wife Layla be featured in one of his fight prediction videos for his betting sponsorship. The pair have since been going … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier advises Manon Fiorot not to take another fight unless it’s for the UFC women’s flyweight title. Fiorot (12-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) extended her winning streak to 12 when she scored a shutout of highly touted contender Erin Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) this past Saturday in the UFC on ESPN 54 main … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier doesn’t have an issue with Chris Weidman getting his hand raised at UFC on ESPN 54. Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) picked up a controversial win over Bruno Silva this past Saturday at Boardwalk Hall – a unanimous decision that was initially ruled a third-round TKO. Weidman dropped Silva with a left … Read more
[ For Javier Mendez, Islam Makhachev is more skilled than Khabib Nurmagomedov but not more dangerous. Daniel Cormier, who also trained under Mendez at American Kickboxing Academy, said UFC lightweight champion Makhachev is even more dangerous than former champ Nurmagomedov was during his prime. Mendez heavily disagrees. “OK, he’s more skilled in multiple areas, yes,” … Read more
[ Daniel Cormier believes the UFC matching up Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier would be a win-win situation. Based on availability, UFC lightweight champion Makhachev suggested Poirier for his next title defense. Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan are all competing at UFC 300 on April 13, which is what steered Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 … Read more
