{"id":234651,"date":"2025-10-23T09:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/234651\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:08:08","slug":"daniel-cormier-slams-heavyweight-division-in-secret-chat-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/234651\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier SLAMS Heavyweight Division In Secret Chat Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wouldn\u2019t be a UFC fight week without someone catching some heat. Former two-weight world champion and current UFC commentator, Daniel Cormier has been caught discussing the heavyweight division with current champion, Tom Aspinall<\/a>\u2026 and to say that he doesn\u2019t think highly of the division is an understatement. Aspinall released footage to his YouTube channel, which saw DC not shroud the division in any gold to say the least.<\/p>\n

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Taking Aspinall to one side, Daniel Cormier<\/a> said:
\u201cWith these match-ups in this division, what type of run you can go on, could be crazy and it might change your life\u201d.<\/p>\n

We know that the heavyweight division doesn\u2019t have a rich history of a long-time champion making multiple defences. Former champion, Stipe Miocic<\/a>, holds the heavyweight record with just three. Cormier is implying that Aspinall has the chance to go on and potentially beat that record.<\/p>\n

Daniel Cormier Slams Jailton Almeida<\/p>\n

Continuing his conversation with the heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier went on to say:
\u201cI mean what is it, Almeida is fighting erm, Jailton can\u2019t fight\u201d.<\/p>\n

When asked by Aspinall<\/a> who DC thought would win, he didn\u2019t give an answer. Aspinall said he believed Alexander Volkov would win the fight and Cormier replied stating, \u201cYeah but you beat him\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also said:
\u201cYou\u2019re on the verge of some crazy sh*t man. Lock in, keep working hard though, you\u2019ve got to keep working hard\u201d.<\/p>\n

Aspinall reassured DC that he\u2019s \u201cworking harder now than I ever was\u201c.<\/p>\n

You can see the whole exchange here:<\/p>\n

Tom Aspinall released some behind the scenes footage of Daniel Cormier talking to him.<\/p>\n

The Heavyweight division just caught a massive stray from DC \ud83d\ude2d#UFC321<\/a><\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/jFmvfjTqfl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Verdict (@VerdictMMA) October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Towards the end of the exchange, Daniel Cormier and Tom Aspinall appeared to poke fun at former opponent Volkan Oezdemir<\/a>. Aspinall joked saying that DC \u201cCouldn\u2019t believe your luck\u201d\u00a0when he was matched with Oezdemir, to which both men laughed and DC replied with \u201cDid I win the lottery son?\u201d.<\/p>\n

UFC 321<\/p>\n

UFC 321<\/a> goes down this weekend from Abu Dhabi, UAE. The headline fight will see Tom Aspinall meet Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight championship in a fight that many are seeing as an intriguing match-up. Both men are quick, light on their feet, and questions will be answered on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The co-main event sees the vacant strawweight title on the line in a rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba. Dern got the nod in the first fight, however, Jandiroba is coming into the fight in better form.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Mario Bautista and Umar Nurmagomedov meet at bantamweight for a potential number one contender\u2019s fight. Jailton Almeida and Alexander Volkov also meet in an exciting heavyweight clash.<\/p>\n

Keep it locked to MMASucka for all your fight week content and check out our preview podcast here:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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