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Dana White gives grim update on Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar fight

Tom Taylor - April 12, 2019

Over the last few weeks, there has been ample reason to believe we might soon see Daniel Cormier defend the UFC heavyweight strap against former champ and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar. First, it was reported that the matchup could occur at UFC 241 this summer. Then, Lesnar surrendered his WWE title at WrestleMania 35, seemingly clearing a major hurdle blocking his move to the UFC. Speaking at the UFC’s Seasonal Press Conference on Friday afternoon, however, UFC President Dana White gave a grim update on this potential Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar fight.

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Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier: Brock Lesnar is 'very, very deserving' of UFC fight

Tom Taylor - April 9, 2019

When Brock Lesnar relinquished his WWE title at WrestleMania 35 on Sunday night, one of the final hurdles between him and a title fight with UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier disappeared. Suddenly, it seems as though this long-discussed fight could happen quite soon. Daniel Cormier is certainly hoping that’s the way things shake out. The heavyweight champion explained why this fight needs to happen in a recent interview with TMZ Sports.

Brock Lesnar, Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier

VIDEO | Brock Lesnar loses WWE title, opens door to UFC showdown with Daniel Cormier

Tom Taylor - April 8, 2019

Brock Lesnar is no longer the WWE Universal Champion. He surrendered that title at WrestleMania 35 on Sunday night after getting pinned by Seth Rollins (see it below). https://twitter.com/DokkanBattleGL/status/1115036668984053760 This information is pertinent to MMA fans because it would seem to open the door to a long-discussed heavyweight title fight between Brock Lesnar and reigning champion Daniel Cormier.

Brock Lesnar, Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier

Report | UFC planning to do Daniel Cormier vs Brock Lesnar in August

Drake Riggs - April 3, 2019

This Sunday night, Brock Lesnar is back in action! Professional wrestling action that is… At Wrestlemania 35, Lesnar looks to defend his WWE Universal championship against Seth Rollins. When it comes to MMA action, however, the former UFC heavyweight champion hasn’t stepped into the Octagon for a fight since July 2016 when he fought Mark Hunt at UFC 200.

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Dana White

UFC President Dana White updates on Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar fight

Tom Taylor - March 19, 2019

During a recent interview with Megan Olivi, UFC President Dana White updated on the fighting future of Daniel Cormier, who initially planned to retire this month. White feels that Daniel Cormier didn’t want to retire nearly as much as the people around him wanted him to.

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Johnny Walker

Jon Jones coach breaks down matchups with Santos, Walker, Lesnar

Tom Taylor - March 10, 2019

Jon Jones is once again ruling over the UFC light heavyweight division with an iron fist, and could conceivably do so for some time. That being said, there is a currently a tidal wave of new blood in the UFC light heavyweight division, and therefore some fresh and compelling champions on the table for the light heavyweight champ.

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Daniel Cormier

Junior dos Santos has major objections to Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar fight

Tom Taylor - March 7, 2019

While nothing is set in stone just yet, it still sounds like UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier could next defend his title against former champ and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar. Let’s just say Junior dos Santos doesn’t approve of this plan. “This thing where Daniel Cormier wants to fight Brock Lesnar; I know he wants to make money, but it doesn’t make any sense,” Dos Santos told MMA Junkie ahead of his fight with Derrick Lewis. “The only one who wants to see that fight or make that fight is him. Nobody else wants to see that. Of course Brock Lesnar, he’s a very polemic guy so people like to watch him and they pay to watch him, that’s why he wants to fight him. But man, that would be ridiculous to have him back in the sport and have him fighting for the title already.

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Dana White explains why 'Marreta' — not Brock Lesnar — should be next for Jon Jones

Tom Taylor - March 4, 2019

Jon Jones was simply too much for Anthony Smith. The light heavyweight champion soundly outfought his lionhearted challenger over five lopsided rounds at UFC 235 on Saturday night, and can now look forward to his next challenge in the Octagon. That being said, it’s not abundantly clear who is next opponent will be. While Thiago Santos — nicknamed “Marreta” — seems to be the frontrunner, the allure of heavyweight fights with Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar are difficult to ignore.

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Daniel Cormier

Jon Jones explains why he'd prefer Brock Lesnar fight to 'DC' rematch

Tom Taylor - February 28, 2019

If Jon Jones is able to defeat Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC 235 this weekend — the oddsmakers certainly believe he will — it will open the door to more marquee matchups in the light heavyweight division, and perhaps even the heavyweight division. Arguably the two biggest matchups available for a victorious Jones going forward would be a rematch with his arch rival, heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, and a showdown with former heavyweight champ and WWE star Brock Lesnar.

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Daniel Cormier

Opinion | Move over Brock Lesnar, Francis Ngannou should be next in line to challenge Daniel Cormier

Jordy McElroy - February 21, 2019

26 seconds. That’s the time it took for the human destroyer, Francis Ngannou, to put down arguably the greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA history at the UFC’s inaugural ESPN event.

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VIDEO | Brock Lesnar back training on the wrestling mats

James Lynch - January 17, 2019

The last time we saw Brock Lesnar near a cage it was following Daniel Cormier’s historic heavyweight title victory at UFC 226 this past July. Since then, we haven’t heard much of anything regarding the former UFC champion. However this week, the University of Minnesota posted on their Twitter account some training footage that shows Lesnar is back on the mats.

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Brock Lesnar still owes the NSAC a quarter million dollars for failed UFC 200 drug test

Christopher Taylor - January 5, 2019

Former UFC heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar is expected to make his octagon return this year against reigning division champion Daniel Cormier. However, before Brock can square off with “DC” he will have to pay the $250,000 fine he still owes the Nevada State Athletic Commission from his failed drug test at UFC 200.

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Jon Jones

Jon Jones still interested in 'big money fight' with Brock Lesnar

Tom Taylor - December 26, 2018

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones says he’s still interested in fighting former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in the future. He considers this fight a win-win for all parties involved. “Fighting Brock Lesnar is aways appealing,” Jones said on the UFC 232 conference call last week (transcript via MMA Fighting). “That’s a win-win situation. That’s a huge money fight and that’s me fighting a guy who’s a hell of a lot bigger than me and everyone wins in that situation.

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Report | Brock Lesnar USADA sample goes missing from database

Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018

Don’t look now, but it appears that one of the samples submitted by Brock Lesnar to USADA has gone missing and is no longer logged in the company data base. The information comes courtesy of @dimspace, who noticed the discrepancy in USADA’s records.

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Junior dos Santos

Junior dos Santos rips Brock Lesnar's potential title shot, calls out Alistair Overeem

Tom Taylor - December 2, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s return to Adelaide, Australia, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos moved onto a two-fight streak with a second-round TKO of the formerly undefeated Tai Tuivasa. With this victory, Dos Santos is once again right in the mix in the heavyweight division. Unfortunately for him, the next shot at Daniel Cormier’s heavyweight title is expected to go former champ and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar.

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Daniel Cormier

Paul Heyman doesn't see anything preventing Brock Lesnar from taking fight with Daniel Cormier

Drake Riggs - November 20, 2018

UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has already successfully defended his heavyweight title in which he earned in July with a stunning first-round knockout victory over the defending king, Stipe Miocic. It seemed clear after that fight that Cormier’s first heavyweight title defense would come against another former heavyweight champion in the WWE star, Brock Lesnar.

Brock Lesnar, Michael Chiesa
Brock Lesnar

Brendan Schaub explains why Brock Lesnar is a tougher test for Daniel Cormier than Derrick Lewis was

Tom Taylor - November 6, 2018

Daniel Cormier’s planned heavyweight title super fight with former UFC heavyweight champ and WWE star Brock Lesnar is unanimously expected to be a box office smash, but not everybody is expecting the fight to be competitive. Instead, it’s common opinion that Cormier, undeniably one of the best fighters ever to compete in MMA, will hand Lesnar a pretty lopsided whooping. Whether that’s accurate or not, former UFC heavyweight and current MMA analyst Brendan Schaub is confident of one thing: Brock Lesnar will be a tougher test for Daniel Cormier than his last opponent Derrick Lewis, who he submitted in the second round in the main event of UFC 230 last weekend.

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Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier shares the backup plan if Brock Lesnar is unavailable

Tom Taylor - November 4, 2018

With a successful UFC 230 heavyweight title defense opposite Derek Lewis now in the books, UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is now looking to the future. At present, the expectation is that he will next defend his heavyweight title against former champion and current WWE star Brock Lesnar. With Lesnar’s future still uncertain, however, Cormier has a backup plan: Jon Jones.