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Javier Mendez: Daniel Cormier ‘not performing like a 41-year-old,’ could keep fighting if he wanted

Daniel Cormier has told the world that he’s sacrificed enough, and UFC 252 is his final walk to the octagon. And it might be, unless something else comes up.

“He may say, ‘Yes, I’m done after this,’” Cormier coach Javier Mendez told MMA Fighting. “But you’ve been around and I’ve been around, and [UFC President] Dana [White] throws a lot of money at you, sometimes it’s hard to say no.”

That cash could be for a fight with Brock Lesnar, if the former heavyweight champ ever fights again, or a third bout against avowed rival and current light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, who’s indicated a desire to move up to heavyweight.