UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier stepped into the octagon as the underdog and walked out with the gold still slung over his shoulder. The crowd may have turned more against him in the process, but all Cormier cares about is that he choked out another victim in Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and walked out with his hands raised in victory.
Cormier did the escape unscathed, however, as he was blasted by the shin of “Rumble”. Johnson caught Cormier in the opening round with a headkick that changed the direction of Cormier’s nose, but D.C. pushed past the pain to get his hands raised after the second round.
Cynthia Calvillo also impressed in her second octagon outing, this time going three rounds with Pearl Gonzalez before submitting her in the final moments of the fight. While Calvillo put on a show after the fight, the real show was her punches in slow motion which you can check out below:
Who do you think is next for Daniel Cormier? Should he be defending his championship against Jon “Bones” Jones upon his return? Jones is currently waiting for his suspension stemming from “UFC 210” to be lifted; Could he be the answer to Cormier’s dominant run as champion?
