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Daniel
Cormier has revealed that a business decision prevented him
from fighting Brock
Lesnar.
Back in 2018, Cormier knocked out Stipe
Miocic to become the
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king. After the
bout, Lesnar entered the Octagon, shoved Cormier and cut a
memorable promo, setting up a massive clash.
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However, the fight didn’t come to fruition, with Cormier taking on
Derrick
Lewis next and Lesnar’s UFC return never materializing.
Daniel Cormier reflects on failed Brock Lesnar matchup
Cormier opened up about the Lesnar fight falling through in a
recent Q&A video posted to his YouTube channel. “Man, I wanted that so bad,” Cormier said. “You know Brock Lesnar…
I know him because we both wrestled in junior college in the same
year, and he wrestled at Minnesota the same year I was at Oklahoma
State.”
The former two-division champion then revealed what stopped the
fight from coming together:
“It didn’t happen because the WWE gave him too much money, and he
made the right choice. You talk about a man that money follows;
it’s Brock Lesnar. He’s done really well for himself. I’m proud of
him.”
“DC” also recalled getting a call from Lesnar long before their
in-cage exchange, disclosing that the WWE star told him that if he
beat Miocic at UFC 226, they’d square off next.
“I was at my daughter’s gymnastics [event], and I get a random
number on my phone. And I go, ‘Hello, who is this?’” Cormier said.
“‘It’s Brock.’”
“I say, ‘What’s up, Brock? What the f**k are you calling me for?’”
Cormier asked. “‘I hear you’re fighting that big white boy.’ I
said, ‘Stipe?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’ He goes, ‘You knock him out, it’s
going to be Christmas early for your family because we’re going to
fight.’ ‘I was like, ‘S**t, OK, Brock.’”