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Daniel Cormier has expressed his excitement for his UFC 241 rematch with Stipe Miocic but also stressed that his days the sport are numbered.  UFC 226’s headliner stood as one of the biggest shocks of 2018 as Cormier managed to completely flip the script on the dominant champion Stipe Miocic, knocking him out in the very first-round. In the time …

Joe Rogan has stressed his belief that the former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is going to return better than ever when he rematches Daniel Cormier at UFC 241. There were many people who picked DC to upset the odds upon getting in there with the most decorated champion in the history of the UFC’s heavyweight division. The light-heavyweight king’s …

Daniel Cormier has taken a jab at Stipe Miocic for the manner in which he pursued a rematch of their UFC 226 showdown last July. It was truly one of the greatest shocks of 2018 to see the light-heavyweight step up in weight and knock out the baddest man on the planet to steal away the heavyweight strap. Cormier, who …

Daniel Cormier’s dream-fight against the WWE superstar Brock Lesnar is seemingly no longer happening, as the UFC move towards a UFC 241 rematch between him and the former-champ Stipe Miocic. In many ways, the Lesnar fight just didn’t capture the imagination of the fans in the manner that the UFC had perhaps hoped it would. The hulking former champion had …

Dana White has claimed that a rematch between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic could be on the cards after revealing that Brock Lesnar is not ready to fight. UFC 226 played host to one of 2018’s biggest shock wins as the light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier stepped up to face the most decorated heavyweight in the history of the promotion, Stipe …

Stipe Miocic has once again called for Daniel Cormier to give him a rematch of their UFC 226 showdown before his 40th birthday in March. Their first showdown was brief and in a lot of ways, ended unexpectedly as the smaller light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier managed to secure the KO victory in the very first-round. And while the result of …

UFC light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been honoured by ESPN as their third most dominant athlete of the year 2018. Three fights, three finishes and LeBron James, Luka Modric, Lewis Hamilton, and Novak Djokovic all eating his dust. What a year for DC it has been. The dual-weight world champion started his year with a dominant second-round stoppage …

Daniel Cormier has warned his UFC 226 opponent Stipe Miocic that his AKA teammate Cain Velasquez is close to making a return to the octagon. Stipe has been pushing for a rematch of his July clash with Cormier from the moment the post-fight buzz died down and in a post made from his official Twitter page earlier this week, he …

With UFC 230 drawing ever-closer, the UFC have released dual-weight world champion Daniel Cormier’s stunning first-round KO of Stipe Miocic in full. You might have picked DC to spring the upset in your predictions for the UFC 226 main-event, but there are very few who could have predicted that the 205lb champion would get it done in the manner that …

Against all odds, it appears as though the UFC featherweight champion of the world will return to the octagon to face Brian Ortega this year. It may seem like it was an eternity ago, given what has transpired since, but we’re only about seven weeks removed from UFC 226 and Max Holloway’s unfortunate withdrawal from that event. Many had noticed …

Daniel Cormier has made it clear that there is only one other heavyweight on his mind should Brock Lesnar be unable to face him inside the octagon. Daniel Cormier managed to elevate his legacy to another level entirely with his UFC 226 victory over Stipe Miocic. Against all odds, he not only managed to defeat the bigger man to become …

Max Holloway joined Ariel Helwani on the latest edition of his ESPN show to discuss his recent health issues and in one memorable segment, weighed up risking it all to prove your mettle against some very real and very scary consequences. There’s a misguided and sometimes dangerous notion within the world of combat sports that you have to show up …

Max Holloway spoke to Ariel Helwani today and gave us an update on his current status and what his doctors had been telling him. It truly was a scary sight to see the young champ in such a groggy state on live TV so when he was eventually pulled from his UFC 226 co-main event headliner against Brian Ortega, nobody …

The UFC president spoke to the media during yesterday’s UFC Calgary weigh-ins and gave us an update on the status of the 145lb champion. Max Holloway’s withdrawal from UFC 226 earlier this month was a refreshing moment in MMA where the fans quickly allowed their disappointment to turn into genuine concern. ‘Blessed’ has been one of the game’s most popular fighters …

Daniel Cormier has named the two fighters he believes deserve to be mentioned alongside him the greatest of all-time discussion. Cormier was the betting underdog going into his UFC 226 matchup with the heavyweight but even though it was a tight contest to call, virtually no one expected him to prevail in the manner that he did. KO’ing the KO-artist …

The newly-crowned champ-champ took to his official Instagram to make it very clear to the world that his old foe Alexander Gustafsson will not feature in his plans for the future. The UFC’s 205lb division received something of a kick after last night’s UFC Hamburg. Sure, the event itself was a drag, but in main and co-main event victors Corey …

Featherweight contender Brian Ortega has confirmed that he has been compensated by the UFC following his scrapped UFC 226 showdown with Max Holloway. UFC president Dana White found himself in the crosshairs once again when it emerged that he had refused to compensate the originally scheduled co-main event headliner Ortega following Max Holloway’s late withdrawal from their featherweight title clash. …

Michael Bisping heard through the grapevine that the UFC’s featherweight champion Max Holloway was knocked out in sparring just prior to his scrapped UFC 226 showdown with Brian Ortega. It’s funny to think about how this month’s UFC 226 would have looked had the originally-scheduled co-main event between Holloway and Brian Ortega actually gone ahead. Would the rest of the …