Daniel Cormier. (Getty)
A pissed off Daniel Cormier is sick and bored with ready round for UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic to make up his thoughts concerning the two rivals’ assumed third combat later this 12 months, so Cormier used his large platform on ESPN’s “DC and Helwani” present on Monday to demand that Miocic signal his a part of the contact.
“Come on, Champ. Signal the contract. Let’s go. What are you doing? It’s nonsense,” Cormier mentioned.
Cormier stopped Miocic within the first spherical for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226 in July 2018, however Miocic returned the favor 13 months later through fourth-round stoppage at UFC 241. With the 2 stalwart UFC athletes knotted now at 1-1, Cormier, 41, a former Olympic wrestler and the second-ever UFC “champ champ” is able to lock horns with Miocic for the third time.
In truth, Cormier desires only one extra combat earlier than he retires and if the long run Corridor of Famer has his method, it is going to be towards Miocic in August for the UFC heavyweight title.
‘The Proper Method to Go Out’
“I’m going to combat Stipe Miocic one final time after which I’m going to be completed with this complete factor,” Cormier revealed final week to USA Wrestling. “I really like this sport. I’m a aggressive man. Getting away from competitors goes to be powerful however I do know that to win the heavyweight championship once more is the appropriate option to exit.”
So Cormier believes getting his last combat to be towards Miocic will enable him to retire because the UFC’s heavyweight champion, one who moved up in weight to face the fighter some MMA insiders have debated over being the best UFC heavyweight of all-time.
Cormier additionally gained the UFC mild heavyweight title, although he by no means might fairly get the higher hand towards Jon Jones at 205 kilos. Cormier is winless towards Jones in two tries although one of many losses was turned over after Jones failed a drug take a look at.
Regardless, Cormier believes he’s merely the higher fighter at heavyweight than Miocic is, and he desires the prospect to show it earlier than he retires.
You'll be able to watch Cormier’s total plea beneath.
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Miocic Not Targeted on Preventing Throughout COVID-19
Cormier’s frustration appears to stem from Miocic’s unwillingness at this time to ponder who his subsequent title protection could be towards and when it'd occur. In truth, the 37-year-old champ informed MMA Junkie final week that he wasn’t going to consider something proper now apart from fulfilling his duties as a primary responder.
“I’m not apprehensive about any of that,” Miocic mentioned. “Proper now, I’m apprehensive about what’s happening on this planet. Preventing is just not going away. It’s all the time going to be there. We’ve bought to do away with this factor that’s happening and make everybody really feel secure once more [to] have the ability to stay a traditional life.”
So whereas Miocic is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, he’s additionally an Ohio firefighter on the entrance line battling the coronavirus pandemic and the latter of these issues appears to be extra necessary to him proper now.
That may not make Cormier pleased, however it positive does make an entire lot of sense.
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