Source | MixedMartialArts.com During the UFC 163 post-fight show in FUEL TV, hosted by Jon Anik, Cormier appeared to offer analysis, and directed some remarks at Jones. “When I hear his quote, it’s like a 16-year old girl,” said Cormier. “Jon Jones, grow up bud, we’re going to fight regardless of how …
Thank your Steven Marrocco for the awesome interview. by Steven Marrocco | MMAJunkie.com Although he doesn’t want to talk about it, he already has a problem with someone in that class: Daniel Cormier. Asked what he thought of Cormier’s recent request to cut the line for a shot at the …
by jerem botter | Chron.com A heavyweight grudge match between Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier has been added as the co-main event of the UFC 166 fight card in Houston. The UFC confirmed the fight with the Houston Chronicle on Monday evening. Nelson vs. Cormier is expected to serve as …
Daniel Cormier writes up his own contract for Roy Nelson. BOOM! Here you go @roynelsonmma , u get the idea. @danawhite Ur job is done congrats on the new deal Roy DC pic.twitter.com/yKmZ9XRpDc — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 18, 2013
By Ariel Helwani | MMAFighting.com Cormier told MMAFighting.com on Thursday that he wants to fight Nelson at UFC 166 on Oct. 19 in Houston in what will be his last fight at heavyweight. “Roy and I still have some unfinished business,” Cormier said. “I hope he re-signs with the …
Keep in mind these are UFC specific rankings. Heavyweight Champion: Cain Velasquez 1 Junior dos Santos 2 Daniel Cormier 3 Fabricio Werdum 4 Antonio Silva 5 Alistair Overeem +1 6 Frank Mir +1 7 Roy Nelson -2 8 Stipe Miocic *NR 9 Travis Browne -1 10 Josh Barnett *NR Lightheavyweight …
Daniel Cormier will beat John Jones! Remember I said that. by Franklin McNeil | ESPN.com “This is it, my next fight will be my last at heavyweight,” Cormier told ESPN.com. “I want to try to fight a little lighter this time, and by the end of this year or early …
Source | Bleacherreport.com “I always thought if I were to go down, I would need a lot of time to do it. I think that still applies, but I would like to still fight,” Cormier told Bleacher Report. “At the end of the day I can’t cut massive amounts of …
Main Bouts (Live on Fox, 8:00 PM ET) -Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) -Daniel Cormier defeated Frank Mir by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) -Josh Thomson defeated Nate Diaz by TKO (Ref Stoppage, 2nd Round, 3:44) -Matt Brown defeated Jordan Mein by TKO (Ref Stoppage, …
Looks like Daniel Cormier wants to test the LHW talent before going right for the current champ Jon Jones. And with good reason. He wants to make sure that the weight cut wont take away from his ability. Source | MMAJunkie.com “At first, I was like so emotionally tied to …
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Date: April 20, 2013 Venue: HP Pavilion MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez – for lightweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson Matt Brown vs. Jordan Mein PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 5 p.m. ET) …
Source | MMAFighting.com “Doesn’t matter to me,” Cormier said. “I’m going to go out there and fight my fight and hoping its promotion, because if that’s the way his mind works, that’s disturbing.” “Well, you know, I’m not really big on fighting with emotion,” Cormier said. “I’m not going to …
Mir had a recent interview with ESPN SPORTS® about changing his camp to Greg Jackson. Source | ESPNSports® Mir on Greg Jackson: “I’ve always felt I have great trainers so there was no reason to leave, but my wife and I were talking about how I needed to change things …
Thanks to the amazing Patrick L. Stumberg of MMAMania, we can look into the “Curse of Frank Mir”. Unfortunately this curse doesn’t affect Frank Mir himself, but the person that defeats him. It seems that anyone who beats Frank Mir loses their very next fight! Sound crazy right? Patrick has …
I cant help but to love this guy. Not only is he looking past Frank Mir, but tells us he’s dropping to LHW by challenging Jon “Bones” Jones in the fall of 2013. Daniel Cormier had a another dominant performance, this time against Dion Staring. Which earned him $120,000 and …
Source | MMAJunkie.com The full list of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine” paydays included: Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $40,000 Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Dion Staring: $8,000 Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Nandor Guelmino: $12,000 Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win …