LAS VEGAS – Daniel Cormier is not worried about critics who call his confrontation with Brock Lesnar "fake, staged, WWE" or anything else.
After Cormier's KO, Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in the lead of UFC 226 on Saturday, Lesnar (5-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) went into the Octagon and unleashed chaos with Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). There were jostled and hard words exchanged, and this moment will definitely be a centerpiece of promotional material for their heavy title fight, which should happen next year.
The appearance of Lesnar at UFC 226, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view following preliminaries on FS1 and UFC Fight Pbad, has was a surprise for most. Cormier said that he did not know that the ex-champion would be there until he saw it a few minutes before walking towards the octagon.
"said Cormier." I run sprints before every fight. We go out, we find a small corridor, and I just get as many sprints as I can to get my heart rate up. As I was coming back into the arena, I see Brock Lesnar walking behind me, so I wonder: "Oh, what is Brock Lesnar doing here?" Then, when I'm in the octagon waiting for Stipe, he stood there, like Smile at me. So I thought to myself: 'Oh, I guess Brock Lesnar is here to fight'. So I called him. I know him since a long time. I told him that I wanted to kick his bad, and I will kick his bad when we fight. "
The interaction between Cormier and Lesnar was met with a mixed reaction. One side felt that this type of conduct does not have its place in the octagon or the MMA sport. The other, however, appreciated the chaos that will be even more excited before a fight between the two.
Cormier, 39, is aware of the critical side, and he fought back to those who feel so [19659008]. "" "Staged, they are idiots." Stay broken, "said Cormier. "Do you have a guy like Brock Lesnar in front of you, and you do not go crazy about him? Are you crazy? When Brock decided to enter the octagon with me – he's a wrestler He's doing a lot of fights, so I'll do some fights with you until I put my fist in your face, I'll make some bogus fights with you, Brock, and then hit you on the head. yeah, you call it a fake online.I see a bunch of fighters, "Oh, it's so fake.I do not want to look at that." Plug in and continue lacing my pockets. You have to get on board. These guys get on the mic after their fights and say, "Yeah, that's what the UFC decides" OK.
