Daniel Cormier has built quite a legacy for himself as a UFC light heavyweight champion, and a former opponent of his believes he would still thrive among the current crop of 205-pounders if he were still competing today. That fighter in question was Josh Barnett, who shared the cage with Cormier more than twelve years ago.
This message from Barnett came as a result of retweeting a retweet, and the X-wormhole started with @RedCorner_MMA. The footage comes from a video the UFC created, and the digital content creation team played with a Tik Tok trend where people ask someone if they want them to be athletic with the intention of annoying that person for their own amusement.
X users RedCorner_MMA shared and posted the footage:
“They asked DC if he ever wished he was athletic. “That’s so disrespectful. In my prime, I was able to pass on some of my athletic skills to more people on the UFC roster.”
This was echoed by X account @acdmma_ with the follow-up message stating:
“It’s crazy that there are new MMA fans who only know him from the commentary desk. There isn’t one UFC light heavyweight on the UFC roster that beats prime DC”
Barnett then joined the argument on his own X account as he retweeted @acdmma_ and joked:
“Agreed. At 205, DC leads the current division.”
Daniel Cormier, Josh Barnett, and the night they fought
Daniel Cormier shared the cage with Josh Barnett many years ago, and it was a huge moment in Strikeforce history. The date was May 19, 2012, when Cormier and Barnett were both in the final of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix. Both men ran through some of the best heavyweight mixed martial artists in the sport at the time and emerged from their respective sides of the bracket, ultimately leaving only one standing.
It was a hugely impressive performance for the Olympic wrestler, with Cormier taking his overall professional MMA record to 10-0 with the win over Barnett. This was the biggest compliment DC had acquired at that point in his young MMA career. Former UFC heavyweight champion Barnett had more than thirty professional MMA fights under his belt before fighting Cormier that night.
Cormier would become the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion and went on to fight one more time under that promotional banner before moving to the UFC and beginning his highly celebrated path with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became a two-division champion where he remains a prominent broadcaster/analyst to this day.
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