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
