Daniel Cormier solidified his status as the UFC light heavyweight champion at UFC 220 a week ago by stopping Volkan Oezdemir in the second-round of their co-headliner fight. However, it is a performance that did not impress #4-ranked 205-pound contender Jimi Manuwa.
During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Manuwa talked about how he felt he would fare against Cormier.
“DC won’t be able to take me down that easily,” Manuwa said (via MMA Fighting). “He won’t be able to do what he did to Volkan to me.