Daniel Cormier Talked To Stipe Miocic Before Accepting UFC 226 Fight

[nuraknu]

Daniel Cormier really had no plans to fight Stipe Miocic.

Ahead of his last fight against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 220 in Boston, Cormier repeatedly said his days as a heavyweight were finished.

Cormier admitted that, while his time in the division was successful — he was 13-0 — it was more about not wanting to cut too much weight after a disastrous outing at the 2008 Olympics rather than a desire to compete at heavyweight that initially led him to the big boys' division.

Add to that, Cormier didn't want to come into conflict with his teammate and close friend Cain Velasquez, who is a former UFC heavyweight champion with designs on regaining that title once he returns to action later this year.

Source/more: https://www.flocombat.com/articles/...o-stipe-miocic-before-accepting-ufc-226-fight

 

[nuraknu]

I kind of like that. It's like they were a mini union. And I love that DC didn't just think about himself and negotiate for himself. I love that he respected Stipe enough to involve him in that conversation and make sure they were both treated well.

 

[SongExotic2]

I kind of like that. It's like they were a mini union. And I love that DC didn't just think about himself and negotiate for himself. I love that he respected Stipe enough to involve him in that conversation and make sure they were both treated well.

You are too nice.

This is what would of happened if I was DC.


DC: hello, is this Stipe?

Stipe: graawrrrr yearghhh this me graawrr

DC: I'm gonna fukin wreck you m8!

Hangs up

 

[Mix6APlix]

I kind of like that. It's like they were a mini union. And I love that DC didn't just think about himself and negotiate for himself. I love that he respected Stipe enough to involve him in that conversation and make sure they were both treated well.

Engineering a work to sell a rematch. Where is my tinfoil hat?

 

[nuraknu]

Engineering a work to sell a rematch. Where is my tinfoil hat?

Could be, but I only doubt it because I don't see either of these guys willingly taking a loss.

 

[Mix6APlix]

Could be, but I only doubt it because I don't see either of these guys willingly taking a loss.

DC is old. He drops the first one, grinds out the rematch, then doesn't announce that he is retired until 6 months after the 2 years the UFC gives him to hold up the belt in true UFC fashion we get sold more interim title fights.

 

[Gay For Longo]

DC is old. He drops the first one, grinds out the rematch, then doesn't announce that he is retired until 6 months after the 2 years the UFC gives him to hold up the belt in true UFC fashion we get sold more interim title fights.

Maybe we get a hw tournament where every fight is for an interm title

 

[Dick Niaz]

Can someone clarify this for me? I have read a half dozen articles on this and I’m still not sure the significance. Was it that DC called Stipe to get both of them to agree to the fight only if they both got a higher pay rate?

 

[Onetrickpony]

Can someone clarify this for me? I have read a half dozen articles on this and I’m still not sure the significance. Was it that DC called Stipe to get both of them to agree to the fight only if they both got a higher pay rate?

That sums it up.

 

[Mix6APlix]

Fitch/Askren co main!!

 

[La Paix]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/Beq3LFyh4wv/

 

[Tiiimmmaaayyy]

DC wins it and gets into the UFC hall of fame as 2 division champ.

 

[Mix6APlix]

DC wins it and gets into the UFC hall of fame as 2 division champ.

Well thank God the UFC HOF is so universally respected as legitimate.

 

[Papi Chingon]

If DC wins, he should take the belt from dana, hand it to stipe's coach to have him put it around DC's waist, then retire in the cage just to show dana that he made another bad decision.

 

[1031]

Stipe: graawrrrr yearghhh this me graawrr

This is funny.