Den regerande lätta-tungviktsmästaren och tungviktsmästaren Daniel Cormier har fått utstå kritik på grund av att han möter Derrick Lewis och inte den forne tungviktsmästaren Stipe Miocic. Nu svarar DC på kritiken och skriver följande.
It’s all about perception. So if you can create this idea that I ducked him, then okay, maybe you’ll get some people to rally and support you. And it’s worked. I have never seen Stipe Miocic have so much support in my whole entire career. I mean, people are like, ‘Why are you ducking Stipe?’ I put a picture up about this kid who signed a scholarship to go to college the other day, and I got a whole bunch of people going, ‘Why are you ducking Stipe?’ I’m like, I can’t duck the guy I just beat within one round three months ago. I’m not ducking him
DC hävdar att Lewis har ett större momentum just nu och är en av anledningarna till att UFC ger honom en titelchans.
People love Derrick, man. I mean, look at the numbers. Derrick Lewis’ social media exploded after UFC 229. I think the guy gained like 700,000 followers overnight. It’s crazy. He has a way to draw people in because he’s so loose. The guy is out there having a good time. I mean, Derrick Lewis, in one night he’s got 1.3 million social media followers. Stipe was the heavyweight champ of the world for almost two years and has 700,000.
And it’s sad too, because Stipe is the type of guy who everyone should rally around. He’s a fireman, he’s a great guy, he’s a good competitor. But they liked that something different in Derrick, because he’s something different and he’s got momentum right now.
DC besegrade Stipe Miocic under UFC 226 där han sänkte honom redan i rond ett. Lewis gick sin senaste match mot den forne tungviktsmästaren i Bellator, Alexander Volkov. Lewis vann med bra sekunder kvar i rond tre genom knockout.
