UFC commentator Daniel Cormier desires to make clear just a few issues about his transient scuffle with Alex Pereira.
Whereas ‘Poatan’ didn’t compete at UFC 301 over the weekend, he was in attendance. Alex Pereira initially hoped to compete within the occasion, however just a few damaged toes stopped these plans. Nevertheless, the light-heavyweight champion was in ok form to have a short wrestling match with Daniel Cormier. The commentator has famously taken goal on the Brazilian’s grappling prior to now.
‘DC’ was attending UFC 301 media day, as was Alex Pereira. Throughout a video that shortly went viral, ‘Poatan’ started grappling with the previous two-weight champion. Surprisingly, Pereira scored a takedown on Daniel Cormier within the pleasant grappling match. The 2 ended issues laughing, and it’s clear that neither have been taking it too significantly.
Nevertheless, some followers did take it a bit significantly. In a latest version of his Good Man, Unhealthy Man Podcast with Chael Sonnen, Daniel Cormier mentioned his expertise wrestling with Alex Pereira. There, the UFC commentator admitted that he had been getting some flak for the video. Nevertheless, he was simply making an attempt to have some enjoyable with Pereira within the clip.
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Daniel Cormier opens up on wrestling match with Alex Pereira at UFC 301 media day
Within the podcast, Daniel Cormier admitted that he let Alex Pereira take him down within the viral clip. ‘DC’ later in contrast the clip to when he would wrestle with Khabib Nurmagomedov at coaching. Cormier borrowed an old-school skilled wrestling time period, stating that he put the Brazilian over. That means that he tried to make Pereira look good as a result of he’s nonetheless an lively competitor.
“You already know what’s bizarre although man? I mess around with these guys, and I’m getting taken down.” Daniel Cormier acknowledged to Chael Sonnen when requested about his UFC 301 media day wrestling match with Alex Pereira. “There was some time again that folks thought Khabib might truly take me down in a real wrestling state of affairs. You already know Chael, you all the time put the lively man over.”
He continued, “That’s what you do as an individual that’s finished with the game. What do I acquire in making an attempt to take down Alex Pereira? It simply doesn’t work that means Chael.”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC Corridor of Famer? Do you imagine that Daniel Cormier let Alex Pereira get the higher of him of their transient grappling alternate?