{"id":351835,"date":"2025-12-16T14:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/351835\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:03:08","slug":"ufc-commentator-daniel-cormier-reveals-what-part-of-mixed-martial-arts-he-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/351835\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC commentator Daniel Cormier reveals what part of mixed martial arts he misses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has spoken openly about what he misses from his mixed martial arts career.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Daniel Cormier is best known for commentating on fights and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/joshua-van-should-defend-title-before-alexandre-pantoja-rematch-says-daniel-cormier\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">breaking down everything MMA<\/a> and boxing related on his podcast with Chael Sonnen. Back in the day, though, he was one of the best fighters of his generation, standing tall as a two-weight world champion in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-i-can-literally-fight-jailton-almeida-and-then-go-and-call-the-next-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Cormier: \u201cI can literally fight Jailton [Almeida] and then go and call the next fight\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cormier had some amazing moments inside the Octagon but after being retired for a few years now, it can be easy for fans to forget about what he was able to accomplish, especially if they didn\u2019t see him compete during his prime. Either way, though, he holds a special place in the history books.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedCorner_MMA\/status\/2000759926537478324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent interview<\/a>, Cormier spoke about what he misses from his days in the cage \u2013 and it wasn\u2019t necessarily to do with the actual fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Daniel Cormier Reveals the One Thing He Misses Most About Fighting and His Advice to Young People\ud83e\udd1d\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have anxiety about not training to fight. I miss the time I spent with my friends in the gym like Cain Velasquez, Luke Rockhold, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffeFwkaEMv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ffeFwkaEMv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedCorner_MMA\/status\/2000759926537478324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cormier reveals what he misses about fighting<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove every day, because that\u2019s the thing you miss when it\u2019s done. I don\u2019t have any anxiety about not training and fighting, I miss the time I spent with all my friends in the gym, with Cain Velasquez, Luke Rockhold, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Josh Thomson, Jon Fitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll those great guys, that\u2019s what I miss. I don\u2019t miss the fighting. I miss the camaraderie of being in the gym with my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your favorite DC memory? Let us know, BJPENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has spoken openly about what he misses from his mixed martial arts career. 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