Irritated by his rival's statements, Cormier pushes Cummins in a face-off; look

D. Cormier (left) pushes P. Cummins (right) under the gaze of Dana White. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

If there was concern among fans that UFC 170's co-main fight would be less interesting after the cut in Rashad evans Last week, the looks after the press conference, held this Thursday (20), left no doubt that the fight will be hot. Irritated by his rival's statements, who ignored the so-called “basic code” of Olympic wrestling by revealing his crying during training at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Daniel Cormier He didn't think twice and attacked Patrick Cummins, pushing him before Dana White could even interfere.

Apparently satisfied with the repercussion of his words and the attention they attracted to this Saturday's fight (22), Cummins was amused by Cormier's attitude and just laughed at the situation, while DC remained visibly altered and continued pointing his finger at the opponent in a threatening tone.

This Saturday (22), Patrick Cummins will answer for his statements inside the octagon. The newcomer, who has a perfect record of four wins as a professional in MMA, will face an angry Daniel Cormier in the co-main fight of UFC 170, an event taking place in Las Vegas (USA). In the main fight of the night, the women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey face the challenger Sara McMann.

Check out the video of the face-off between Daniel Cormier and Patrick Cummins: