Daniel Cormier

American mixed martial arts titlist Daniel Cormier assessed UFC bantamweight champion Alex Pereira's prospects in the heavyweight division.

"He can have success in the heavyweight division. I'm no longer betting against Alex Pereira and I'm no longer saying he's not capable of anything. Alex has proven time and time again that he can do anything he wants to do. Every challenge has its challenges and every great thing will be difficult.

To think that Alex will not succeed would be a huge mistake. If Alex can be the guy to win a third belt, this dude better be talked about as the greatest fighter of all time," MMA Junkie quoted Cormier as saying.

Recall, on April 13 at UFC 300 Pereira made the first defense of his title by knocking out Jamal Hill.

Daniel Cormier, former UFC champion in two weight classes, reacted to the news that Jon Jones might fight Alex Pereira after his fight with Stipe Miocic.

"Not everybody punches like Francis Ngannou or Alex Pereira, but it's a lot less risky than fighting a guy with a full skill set. That's exactly the kind of guy Tom Aspinall looks like. I like the way John is smartly looking for the right fight for himself, but I don't know if it will work. Alex says, 'Jiri Prochazka is next - Ancalaev will have to wait'. That's clever! Alex, why would you want to fight Ancalaev? He'll try to beat you. Go fight the dude you already knocked out again! Athletes today are a lot smarter than they used to be, and I think that makes the sport even more interesting. I like that. I like what John is doing, and I like what Alex is doing. John's choice is obvious - I'm not fighting Tom Aspinall!".

Former UFC two-weight champion Daniel Cormier revealed when he realized that former featherweight division leader Jose Aldo was the promotion's star.

The other day it became known that Khabib Nurmagomedov, former UFC lightweight champion, attended the Champions League semifinal match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Khabib, who has long been known as a fan of the Spanish grand, called the bout historic. Later in the comments under Nurmagomedov's post was his friend, former UFC champion in two weight categories Daniel Cormier. He sided with the German team, saying Bayern were better than Real Madrid.

"Give us credit when we deserve it. We were better yesterday. We are better," Cormier wrote on social networks.

Recall, after the end of the fighting career Daniel Cormier works as a commentator and analyst for the UFC.

American mixed martial arts titlist Daniel Cormier criticized UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria for not wanting to fight the top fighters in his division.