American mixed martial arts titlist Daniel Cormier believes that UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev should have high-profile fights to develop his career.
Daniel Cormier, former two-division UFC champion and current analyst and commentator, reacted to the news that the promotion's former bantamweight champion Jamal Hill will have his next fight at UFC 303, which takes place on June 30.
"It's a great fight with Rountree. But I'm just wondering, are there no more medical suspensions after you get finished like that? That's the only thing I care about ... But I understand Jamal wants to get right back to work," ESPN quoted Cormier as saying.
It's worth noting that on April 14, Jamal Hill faced Alex Pereira, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, in the octagon at the UFC 300 anniversary event. The fight, which headlined the tournament, ended with Pereira winning by knockout already in the first round.
Renowned American mixed martial arts veteran, commentator and analyst Daniel Cormier believes that the UFC title in the under 165lbs division should be on the line for the upcoming fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler.
"Now the rumors have resurfaced again that McGregor and Chandler will fight at interim featherweight to 165 pounds. If true, I think it's a good reason to kick off a new division by putting a new category title on the line. It will draw even more attention to their fight.
Conor McGregor is the name. And Michael Chandler... He will just be in the right place at the right time and in the right place and get a chance to win the belt in the super lightweight division," - quotes Cormier BJ Penn.
Recall that the Irishman and the American will fight on June 29 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA.
Daniel Cormier, former UFC champion in two weight categories, commented on the incident involving the promotion's lightweight Arman Tsarukyan.
"Remember when Khabib grabbed Artem Lobov after the fight against McGregor? He grabbed him by the face and spanked him because that guy was talking too much. And now Tsarukyan has punched a fan. Arman and Khabib have a lot in common in terms of mentality," Cormier stated.
Tsarukyan got into a fight against Charles Oliveira on April 14 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas and got into an argument with a fan. The latter showed him an obscene gesture. In response, Arman punched him in the face.
Former UFC two-weight champion, commentator and analyst Daniel Cormier has spoken out about the success of former kickboxing star Alex Pereira, who also managed to win two titles in the world's largest MMA organization.
"How was he able to do all this? With all due respect to Alex, but he doesn't know how to fight at all. He just doesn't know how to fight - when he gets his leg grabbed, he just falls to the ground.
He doesn't understand anything about wrestling at all, but he has a unique skill set that is so good that it doesn't matter what it is that he doesn't know how to do. Pereira is so good at what he does that he has become the best in the world. He's had tremendous success for someone who can't fight," Cormier said on ESPN.
Recall that last weekend in the main event of UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Pereira made the first defense of the flyweight belt, knocking out Jamal Hill.
Daniel Cormier's record currently stands at 22 wins, 4 loses and 0 draw.
Daniel Cormier's last fight took place against Stipe Miocic on Aug. 16, 2020, in Las Vegas, USA. He lost by UD in the 5 round. That fight was 8 months and 13 days ago.
Cormier's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.
Cormier was born in USA.
The Daniel Cormier is currently 45 years old. He was born on March 20, 1979, so he will turn 46 in 10 months and 20 days.
Cormier is 5' 10" (5 Foot and 10 inch) which is 180 cm (1 meter and 80 centimeters).
His reach is 72 inches (72") which is 184 cm (1 meter and 84 centimeters).
Cormier fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
Daniel Cormier doesn't currently have a fight scheduled