about 5 hours ago

Daniel Cormier Admits He Didn’t Fight Cain Velasquez Because He Knew He’d Lose

Cormier asked Merab why he didn’t fight Sterling, and ‘The Machine’ pointed to Cormier’s friendship with Velasquez, comparing it to how DC avoided facing him. The former champ admitted he dropped to LHW in 2013 because he couldn’t beat Velasquez, his AKA teammate. “Every day in practice, he beats me,” DC said, adding that only injuries stopped Velasquez from dominating longer.