Daniel Cormier lately reacted to Luke Rockhold shedding to Darren Until of their boxing match on the Misfits 22 occasion final weekend. Cormier expressed dismay at watching his buddy lose in such devastating vogue and urged ex-UFC stars to earn a living with out competing in such boxing occasions after retirement.
Whereas many anticipated Rockhold to push Until to his limits, the Englishman dominated their boxing match and secured a brutal third-round knockout victory. Within the aftermath, many urged the previous UFC middleweight champion to hold up his gloves for good.
In a latest video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Cormier reacted to Rockhold’s loss and mentioned:
“For me, what makes me unhappy is watching guys which have had these careers, go and combat these fights that actually imply nothing. I suppose it’s for cash, but it surely sucks while you see a man that was a champion hastily nearly say, ‘To hell with the legacy, I’m simply going to go receives a commission.'”
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Warning former MMA and UFC fighters towards competing in such boxing matches which can be seemingly meaningless simply to earn a living, Cormier continued:
“If you find yourself a champion, or an individual that wore the UFC title, there are such a lot of methods so that you can earn a living. There are methods to do it with out stepping inside a boxing ring, with out stepping inside a bare-knuckle boxing combat… They are saying all nice champions exit on their again, however they don’t must exit like that. …Discover alternate options, guys. You don’t need to combat without end.”
Catch Daniel Cormier’s feedback beneath (7:17):
Daniel Cormier accuses boxing promotions of exploiting high-profile UFC stars
In the identical video, Daniel Cormier additionally accused new-age boxing promotions of utilizing high-profile UFC veterans to market themselves. Referring to Luke Rockhold’s brutal knockout loss towards Darren Until on the Misfits Boxing 22 occasion, Cormier slammed promotions for “taking benefit” of retired MMA icons.
Talking to Din Thomas, Cormier defined his stance towards such promotions and mentioned:
“These corporations wish to construct off the identify, Din. They wish to construct off what he did in his profession and use him as a springboard.”
He continued:
“What they’re doing to those retired MMA guys is exploitative and completely flawed. Making the most of their names and their legacy, and what they’ve created contained in the octagon. Now they’re utilizing these guys as springboards for their very own organizations, and it’s 100% flawed.” [8:30 mark]
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