D. Cormier (photo) will delay his first UFC belt defense a little. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The witch of injuries is still at large in Ultimate. After a series of injuries that prevented the organization from holding important events, the most recent of which involved the Brazilian José Aldo, it was the turn of the new light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier get injured and postpone plans for his first title defense, against the Swede Alexander Gustafson.
The fight between Cormier and Gustafsson did not yet have an official date, but it had been announced in June by the Ultimate organization and the duel was expected to take place at UFC 191, in September. The information about “DC”’s injury was first announced by the Swedish website “Kimura”, and later confirmed by the main North American specialized vehicles.
It was not disclosed, however, what type of injury prevented the American from putting his belt on the line in September. However, the expectation is that Cormier will be ready to fight in October, when the biggest MMA organization on the planet has UFC 192 on its calendar, an event in pay-per-view which takes place in Dallas (USA).
At 36, Daniel Cormier has a record of 16 wins and just one defeat. Former champion of the extinct Strikeforce heavyweight GP, the athlete from American kickboxing Academy won the vacant UFC light heavyweight belt in May this year, beating Anthony Johnson in the main fight of UFC 187.
