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‘The Diamond’ previously fought in front of his home fans in 2015 where he knocked out Yancy Medeiros, but he wasn’t the same beloved legend back then that he is today. During the interview, Daniel Cormier spoke about how he never got the opportunity to fight in Louisiana during his incredible UFC career.
Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.
Daniel Cormier recently opened up about Dustin Poirier's last fight in the UFC and shared his honest take on having to interview his fellow Louisiana native inside the cage after the bout.
At UFC 318, Max Holloway will look to spoil one of his greatest opponents retirement fight. Dustin Poirier is set for an emotional send-off on July 19 but of course, there’s a good chance that he walks away from the sport on the back of another loss.
Daniel Cormier has two people in mind to put the BMF belt around the UFC 318 winner. Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) on Saturday (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
Cormier's visit to the Saints facility came just one day after the team hosted another high-profile fan. UFC star Dustin Poirier stopped by Wednesday, meeting with defensive end Cam Jordan and team owner Gayle Benson.
At the end of the press conference, Dana White oversaw fighter staredowns as he typically does. However, he allowed UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier to take his place when Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway entered the stage. ‘DC’ has a close relationship with both fighters, which may explain why he oversaw the face-off.
Max Holloway and Daniel Cormier (Images Credits: Getty Images) It seems that everyone in the UFC is eager to take shots at Daniel Cormier and his weight gain since retiring from MMA.
Dustin Poirier took to the microphone at a press conference on Thursday. The Lafayette native was taking in and digesting the moment roughly 48 hours before squaring off in the octagon for the final time of his career against UFC BMF champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 318 Saturday night at the Smoothie King Center.