DC: With a win over Miocic, I am the greatest
Daniel Cormier: “I win this fight July 7, I’m the greatest fighter of all time. I’ve done something that was unheard of and that’s what I’ve always chased.”
There is a short list of candidates for greatest fighter of all time in the UFC that includes Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Georges St-Pierre, and Jon Jones. UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier fights heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 on July 7, 2018. During a recent appearance on ArielHelwani’s The MMA Hour, DC said with a win, he’s the G.O.A.T.
I win this fight July 7, I’m the greatest fighter of all time, said Cormier, as transcribed by Alexander K. Lee for MMA Fighting. I’ve done something that was unheard of and that’s what I’ve always chased. I’ve always chased that. I chased it in the fights with Jones because even regardless of the belts, I would always say, ‘Once I beat Jones, I will be the greatest fighter of all time.’ So I believe that once I do this, something that was so crazy that no one even has attempted it, I feel like I’m in the conversation for the best fighter of all time.
When I think of a fight against Stipe, it’s a very tough fight and it’s a very difficult mountain for me to climb. But the reality was I’ve always talked about competition and legacy and when you think about legacy, if I’m able to pull this off, there’s no denying what I have meant to this sport and what I will leave behind whenever I’m done.
Cormier began MMA at heavyweight, but dropped a division in large part to avoid fighting his AKA teammate Cain Velasquez. Velasquez posted positively on his social network, with a caveat.
https://twitter.com/cainmma/status/957103368064954368
The goal has always been for him to get the belt back and that will never change,” said Cormier. “That’s his goal, that’s my goal for him, that will never change. Once again, the decision was made after the well wishes were granted. But what if he said, ‘Things may get interesting’ meaning he might go to 205? Oooh, that would be interesting, wouldn’t it? That would be some interesting stuff. I don’t know, what’s interesting? You never really know. That’s something that we know that you guys don’t and it feels good to not tell you.
See what Cain says, let’s see if you can get Cain to tell you. Good luck with that.
I’m trying to do something that’s unheard of. I know there’s been two-division champions, Randy Couture had the light heavyweight belt and the heavyweight belt, but he didn’t do it at the same time. Conor McGregor is the biggest star in mixed martial arts and he held two titles at one time and I’m about to actually do that too so he’s been on the cover of (the EA Sports UFC 3 video game) two years in a row, next year I go on the cover of EA Sports UFC.
