‘I’ll be back to defend my light heavyweight belt’ | UFC News

Two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier is currently set to be stripped of his light heavyweight title. That being said, D.C. believes he will defend his light heavyweight title.

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D.C. is the reigning heavyweight and light heavyweight title champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The two-division title holder is currently set to defend his heavyweight belt in the main event of UFC 230 on Nov. 3. The fighter will face off against talented knockout artist Derrick Lewis.

Meanwhile, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to rematch former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 232 on Dec. 29. The UFC has since claimed that D.C. will be stripped of his title at the beginning of the main event match up so that Jones and Gustafsson can fight for the undisputed title.

However, in a recent promo video, D.C. claimed that he plans on defending his light heavyweight title anyways. Check it out up above.

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