Khamzat Chimaev, UFC and Daniel Cormier
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The UFC 319 newcomer caused a rare display of trash talk from Alexander Volkanovski earlier this week. Pico backed himself to beat Volkanovski, who issued a ruthless response to the plucky fight prediction. “You’ve gotta think that. That is perfectly fine,” he said. “Everyone has a puncher’s chance.
UFC commentator humorously reveals his picks for the viral ‘F***, Marry, Kill’ game, sparking laughter and fan reactions online.
Daniel Cormier thinks slams have too much of a negative in MMA and is in favor of banning them following Elijah Smith's scary UFC on ESPN 72 win.
Multiple fighters struggled to get to their stool after KO losses on the undercard. UFC commentator and former champion Daniel Cormier called Elijah Smith’s vicious slam KO on the undercard the ‘most devastating’ he’s ever seen. During the prelim headliner, Cormier joked he would’ve kicked a fighter after he stepped into the Octagon.
This Saturday at UFC 319, Cormier will be calling the action alongside Joe Rogan and Jon Anik, with all eyes on the middleweight title clash between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev. But DC is just as eager to watch the co-main event, where former Bellator standout Aaron Pico makes his UFC debut against Lerone Murphy.
The finals matchup between Daniil Donchenko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Rodrigo Sezinando (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is off Saturday's prelims at United Center in Chicago due to an injury suffered from Sezinando's side.
Cormier may not have made it onto one fighter’s Mount Rushmore but his accomplishments inside the Octagon speak for themselves as a former simultaneous two-weight champion. Sinc