Daniel Cormier knows all about the fighters who just can’t stay away from the sport after retirement.
From journeymen to multi-time former champions, the number of athletes who call it a career and then announce a comeback is almost too long to list. For Cormier, he already went past the deadline he set for himself after initially planning to retire around his 40th birthday but timing, injuries and opportunity kept him active until August when he retired following a third fight with reigning UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.
Afterwards, Cormier pulled himself out of the UFC’s anti-doping program, which is typically the strongest indicator that an athlete is serious about hanging up the gloves for good.