Daniel Cormier just made a massive revelation on the UFC 313 broadcast, as he claimed a major title fight in the welterweight division was nearly booked for May.
The former two-weight world champion has been making waves throughout tonight’s show.
Earlier on, Cormier and Joe Rogan, called out a ‘bad decision’.
And now, the MMA legend has captured even more attention by confirming an interesting clash was on the cusp of coming to fruition.
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Daniel Cormier reveals Joaquin Buckley almost got the title fight against Belal Muhammad
On May 10, at UFC 315, inside the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Belal Muhammad will attempt to make the next defense of his 170-pound throne against Jack Della Maddalena.
The match-up is an intriguing one, with the Australian withdrawing from his contest against Leon Edwards at UFC London, to fight for the ultimate prize.
However, according to Daniel Cormier, the Perth fighter almost missed out on the shot, with the analyst claiming another MMA star was in the hunt.
During the UFC 313 broadcast, ‘DC’ said: “I heard [Joaquin Buckley] almost got it. I know it wasn’t public, but they said it came very close to Joaquin Buckley being the guy.”
Daniel Cormier gets shock as he tries to test Alex Pereira’s wrestling ahead of UFC 313
It comes as no major surprise that Cormier has been dropping bombs on the UFC broadcast. After all, it’s fair to say that he’s been garnering attention all week.
The esteemed wrestler loves having a playful grapple with Alex Pereira, often trying to shoot for single legs on the Brazilian.
Thus, it goes without saying, that as soon as he spotted the former Glory Kickboxing champion a few days ago, he couldn’t resist engaging the striker in a playful grappling match.
However, Cormier was surprised with how Pereira reacted.