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Stipe Mioicic: If I didn’t have a torn retina, I would have ‘already fought and retired’ Daniel Cormier

On Monday, the UFC heavyweight champion reacted to Cormier’s recent comments where he said if the trilogy against Miocic doesn’t happen that he’ll entertain a fight with Francis Ngannou instead.

The entire situation revolves around Miocic addressing a delay in his return due to a pair of eye surgeries to repair a torn retina as well as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has shut down his gym in Ohio.

“I’ve already said I’m going to fight DC,” Miocic said on Twitter when responding to Cormier’s comments. “He just likes to make noise. My team is working on securing a training location and dates with UFC.