Daniel Cormier isn’t a stranger to taking big fights on relatively short notice. Back in 2018, Dana White showed up on ESPN to announce that DC would be defending his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis, in just three weeks time. Even with a bad back, Cormier defeated the ‘Black Beast’ to retain his belt.
But that doesn’t mean that the former champ turned broadcast booth talking head wouldn’t hesitate for just any fight the UFC offered. In a recent segment on ESPN, Cormier gave his support to former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira’s decision to pass on a short notice fight with Magomed Ankalaev, noting that he would have done the same if the UFC had asked him to fight Stipe Miocic without a proper camp.