“He’s Getting A Little Mean Now”- Daniel Cormier On Max Holloway

Former UFC Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier gave some insight into the most hilarious rivalry in the UFC today. Speaking to co-host Ariel Helwani, the Olympian revealed a conversation he had with former 145-pound champion, Max Holloway. The two friends-turned-‘foes’ have had a hysterical back and forth in the media surrounding a potential fight.

Although the two fighters are a weight-class apart, both elite fighters have spoken about scrapping on numerous occasions. Additionally, ‘Blessed’ Holloway has been campaigning for the bout to be contested for the “Daddest man on the planet.” The two fighters have a weekly banter session that has the MMA community thoroughly entertained.

Daniel Cormier on Max Holloway

The former two-division champion expressed his side of a conversation with Max Holloway in a recent episode of DC and Helwani. He explained a mutual interest in taking on Holloway after fighting Stipe Miocic.

“I want him too, I was talking to Holloway yesterday, and he said that after he gets his belt back, he wants to challenge me. He said and I quote, Holloway said, ‘I’m gonna know when my belt’s at and I’m gonna kick your fat a** for the heavyweight championship of the world’.”

Cormier explained that Holloway’s banter had picked up in intensity as his fight against Alexander Volkanovski drew closer.

“That’s what Holloway told me. He’s getting a little mean now because he’s getting his weight down and everything. But he called me fat!”

All jokes aside, both champion-caliber fighters have their work cut out for them in their next scheduled fights. They will be looking to reclaim their respective titles in high profile rematches that have the MMA community pumped up.

The aforementioned UFC 251 bout against Volkanovski sees Max Holloway’s anticipated return to action. The Hawaiian’s legacy going forward in the UFC rests on his co-main event feature. Volkanovski will be looking to stamp his title reign against the long-time champion in Holloway.

Not to mention Daniel Cormier faces off against Stipe Miocic in a rubber match of gigantic proportions. Moreover, DC has made it clear that facing Stipe in August will be the last step of his professional career. However, a certain Hawaiian may take exception to that sentiment.