23 days ago

Daniel Cormier Explains Light Heavyweight Move After Cain Velasquez Set Team Standard

“I walked in as an Olympian and a heavyweight,” Cormier said of joining the AKA gym while Velasquez reigned at heavyweight. “He never saw me as a potential opponent,” so when Cormier hit No. 2 in the world, he moved to light heavyweight. Cormier won the 205-lbs belt in May 2015; Velasquez lost the 265-lbs belt to Fabricio Werdum in June.