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UFC: Stipe Miocic says he is ‘working on securing dates’ for a heavyweight trilogy with Daniel Cormier
- Heavyweight champion Miocic: ‘I would’ve already fought and retired DC’ were it not for eye injury
- Former double champion Cormier says ‘just give me a date’ as in-form Ngannou looms
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UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has said his team is already working on dates for a trilogy fight with Daniel Cormier.
Miocic (19-3), who said he is recovering from a torn retina, was responding to former double champion Cormier’s (22-2, one no contest) comments that he would fight contender Francis Ngannou if Miocic is not interested in a rubber match.
Miocic and Cormier each have a win against each other, with Miocic regaining his belt after a fourth-round TKO against “DC” in August last year. Neither have fought since their rematch.
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“I’ve already said I’m going to fight DC. He just likes to make noise. My team is working on securing a training location and dates [with the] UFC. I have five belts at home. I don’t needs to sit on anything. If I didn’t have a torn retina, I would’ve already fought and retired [Daniel Cormier],” the 37-year-old Miocic tweeted.
Following UFC 249 – the first of three events this week – UFC president Dana White said the heavyweight division “must move on” if Miocic continues to sit out during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Miocic, a part-time firefighter, fired back at White, saying he has no control over the pandemic that continues to hit his native US daily.
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