Daniel Cormier opines on what makes a “Nice” UFC champion
Throughout a current episode of Good Man/Dangerous Man with Chael Sonnen, Cormier weighed in on the state of UFC champions.
“I feel the rationale we don’t have that star, is it’s arduous to be a long-reigning champion,” Cormier mentioned. “That’s the issue. The sport has gotten so arduous now, that Anderson [Silva] had what, 11 title defenses? Jon Jones had 13? Who’s doing that anymore? We talked bout Sean O’Malley as if he had an ideal title reign, however he defended the belt one time. Think about if he did it seven occasions…
“A protracted title reign may be very tough. It’s what’s wanted to turn into an actual draw. You can’t simply be a flash-in-the-pan champion,” Cormier continued. “Sadly, [Israel Adesanya] was a draw as a result of he held that belt for a very long time, however since he misplaced the belt, the quantity isn’t as nice…the reigns aren’t as lengthy 1727151837. I used to be speaking to a few of the guys on the weigh-in present… what would you think about an ideal championship reign at present? For me proper now, I feel defending that belt 3 times. Successful the title, defending it 3 times, I feel it will get you within the Corridor of Fame as a result of it’s so arduous to carry on to the belt at present.”
Islam Makhachev, Alexandre Pantoja, Alex Pereira, and Zhang Weili are all one win away from Cormier’s three-defense normal.
