Daniel Cormier Opens Up on His 2 Biggest Regrets After Jon Jones’ Becomes UFC Heavyweight Champion

The retired UFC two-divisional champion, Daniel Cormier, still remains one of the biggest names in the promotion. Cormier reached the peak of his success when he was an active fighter in the UFC. With a record of twenty-two victories and just three losses, DC has secured some glorious victories. The only two fighters who were able to beat the 43-year-old were the current heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, and the toughest Stipe Miocic. During the first bout between DC and Miocic in 2018 at UFC 226, Cormier had a spectacular win.

The champ-champ was able to knock out ‘The Silencer’ in the very first round. However, the game completely changed when the two clashed for a rematch and then a trilogy match. DC had to give up the second and third times when they came together for UFC 241 and UFC 252. After almost two and a half years of retirement, Cormier finally reveals the greatest regrets he has in life regarding his fighting career.

Daniel Cormier talks about his regrets

The Californian fighter was talking at the UFC 285 heavyweight fan Q&A. During the conversation, he opened up about his biggest regrets and surprised the fans. The Hall of Famer said, “I probably would have retired after I beat Stipe the first time or beat Derrick Lewis.” DC detailed “Just to be done. Because I threw my back out and I just wasn’t as good.”

While talking on the same topic, he further added, “Also, I might not have thrown that kick against Frank [Mir],” he added. “You remember that kick I tried to do? When I jumped and tried to kick you. You looked at me like, ‘What the f—k are you doing?’ I might have not did that in the Octagon because people still make fun of me about jumping, trying to kick Frank. They called me the Kung-Fu Panda.”

The phenomenal fighting career of DC

It was a huge surprise for the fans after listening to DC, especially when someone as successful as Cormier says he has huge regrets. It is true that the Californian fighter’s final match against Miocic at UFC 252 turned out to be quite unfortunate.

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DC tried his best to win over Miocic; however, when the final verdict went to the judges after round five, it was against DC. Nonetheless, the 43-year-old was the second fighter in the history of the promotion to hold two belts in two weight divisions at the same time. Furthermore, he was the very first fighter to engage in title defenses in two different weight classes.

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