Once upon a time, getting Daniel Cormier to say positive things about Jon Jones would have been a long shot. Now that their heated rivalry has long been put to bed, Cormier can’t help but admit he’s impressed with Jones’ longevity as a UFC champion. Cormier and Jones’ past has been well-documented. They were at … Read more
Daniel Cormier wants Max Holloway to ease his way back into lightweight. Holloway failed to regain the featherweight title when he was knocked out for the first time in his career by champion Ilia Topuria last month at UFC 308. He recently announced that he’ll be moving to lightweight, and both he and Dustin Poirier … Read more
Daniel Cormier argues that Ilia Topuria’s 2024 was more impressive than Alex Pereira’s. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to claim the featherweight title at UFC 298 in February. He then retained his belt at Saturday’s UFC 308 main event by becoming the first to knock out Max Holloway. Light heavyweight champion … Read more
Daniel Cormier thinks Sean O’Malley may struggle to regain his status as UFC champion. O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was taken down six times and controlled for 10 minutes en route to a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 306 title-fight headliner at Sphere in Las Vegas. Cormier … Read more
Daniel Cormier thinks Robert Whittaker weighing in as the backup for the next UFC middleweight title fight is the right move. Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) scored a first-round knockout of Ikram Aliskerov in Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 main event at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After the finish, Whittaker expressed interest in … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/05/mma-junkie-radio-3461-daniel-cormier-and-austin-oconnor-interviews-ufc-preview-more Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,461, the lads welcome in UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champion Daniel Cormier to discuss the latest in … Read more
Daniel Cormier credits Jose Aldo for giving the lighter weight divisions legitimacy. Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) returns vs. Jonathan Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) co-main event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Aldo, a former WEC and UFC featherweight champion, had a dominant reign in the octagon with … 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 Gaethje … Read more
Daniel Cormier is happy to see a potential changing of the guard in the UFC lightweight division. Cormier says Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan, which takes place April 13 at UFC 300 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is the matchup he’s most looking forward to on the card. The former UFC dual-champ explained that … Read more
Jim Miller’s continuous winning ways apparently won’t change Daniel Cormier’s mind on his worthiness as a UFC Hall of Famer. Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC), 40, submitted Gabriel Benitez this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 234. He has won five of his past six fights, holding the UFC record for most fights and wins … Read more
