Daniel Cormier’s decision is final: he’s retired.
Cormier announced his retirement following his trilogy bout with Stipe Miocic at UFC 252 and, according to UFC president Dana White, the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion has officially requested to be removed from the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) drug testing pool.
Dana White says Daniel Cormier informed the UFC today to remove him from the USADA testing pool and to remove him from the rankings to make his retirement official. #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) September 2, 2020
“Dana White says Daniel Cormier informed the UFC today to remove him from the USADA testing pool and to remove him from the rankings to make his retirement official,” MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin reported on Tuesday evening.