D. Cormier (photo) will fight at UFC 210 Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend his belt next at UFC 210, on April 8, in a rematch against Anthony Johnson. Despite already having his challenger chosen, the North American didn't seem excited about the future of the division and said that only three athletes could take his title.
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According to Cormier, Jon Jones, Johnson himself and Alexander Gustafson They are the only fighters capable of beating him in the coming years and he intends to face them before retiring, as he is 37 years old. The North American did not mention names such as Glover Teixeira e Mauricio Shogun, who are among the best in the world at 93 kg.
“You have me and Anthony Johnson, Jones, when he comes back, and Gustafsson. But I just don't know if the rest of the guys can compete these days. For me, I don't even think about those guys. I planned my next three fights. I'm going to beat Anthony, then I'm going to win Jon Jones and then I'll beat Jones again. This way I will have achieved everything I wanted in my MMA career”, commented DC on the “MMA Junkie Radio” program.
Interestingly, Cormier has already faced the three names he mentioned. DC lost to Jones in early 2015 and beat Johnson and Gustafsson in the same year, becoming world champion over “Rumble”, after Jon Jones having lost the title outside the octagon, due to problems with the North American justice system.
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