Daniel Cormier försvarade under natten sitt bälte mot Volkan Oezdemir och tungviktsmästaren Stipe Miocic försvarade sitt bälte mot Francis N’Gannou under galans huvudmatch.
UFC’s VD Dana White föreslog sedan att Cormier och Miocic kan möta varandra i en supermatch, men detta är inget som Cormier är med på. Anledningen enligt Cormier själv är att han vill visa respekt för tungviktaren och lagkamraten Cain Velasquez.
Från nattens presskonferens:
People have talked about that for a really long time. I did 13 fights at heavyweight and I hate cutting weight, as you guys all know. I’m the only guy who gets a rousing ovation every time he steps on the scale to make weight.
I haven’t really thought about it. It’s hard for me now because Cain is in the gym more. Cain is in the gym getting back prepared to do what he does best. I draw so much from him. Cain had a baby about a month ago and he’s here with me now. I didn’t know if he was coming to the fight. I didn’t bother to ask him if he was coming to the fight because I didn’t know if it was possible because of the new baby.
Velasquez överraskade tidigare Cormier i veckan, då han dök upp i samband med viktminskningen inför mötet med Oezdemir.
He was there for my weight cut. The dude’s never sauna’d, and he was dried up like a California raisin by the time we were done with that sauna. But he’s there. I draw inspiration for him. If he’s getting prepared to get that belt back, then I have nothing for that division. That’ll never change.
Cormier känner att matcen mot Miocic är Velasquez match att ta och menar att det kommer att bli ett utav de största mötena i UFC:s historia.
It’s he (Miocic) and Cain, and then everybody else. The biggest heavyweight fight we’ll ever have is when those two fight each other. I’ll never say he’s better than Cain Velasquez, but he’s good. He’s just as good. They’re even.
