Video: Cormier is 'attacked' by Russians in training

Cormier (photo) was the target of jokes from his teammates. Photo: Disclosure

Jon Jones is no longer the only man to have stopped Daniel Cormier in MMA. In a video published on social media, Cormier appears to be immobilized by four teammates at the AKA gym (American Kickboxing Academy), in San José, United States, where he trains. However, it was all just a big joke.

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In the video posted by Javier Mendez, gym leader, 'DC' appears lying on the floor while four fighters – including the lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov, – they hold him and pretend, amid tickling, to submit the champion. According to the coach's caption, the punishment is a type of retaliation that the Russians do to Daniel. The athletes Zubaira Tukhugov, Abubakar Nurmagomedov e Islam makhachev are the other names involved in the fun.

Daniel Cormier has been UFC light heavyweight champion since May 2015, when he submitted Anthony Johnson and took possession of the vacant belt left by Jon Jones. His last performance was against the Brazilian Anderson Silva at UFC 200 in July. In total, he has 18 wins and just one defeat in his professional record.

Check out the video of the game made with Daniel Cormier: 

Russian style retaliation for @dc_mma 4 Cat Wrestling @abubakar_nurmagomedov @khabib_nurmagomedov @islam_makhachev @zubairatukhugov

A video published by Javier Mendez (@akajav) on Aug 30, 2016 at 2:21 PDT

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