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By all accounts, Daniel Cormier is working extremely hard to regain his Heavyweight title from Stipe Miocic on Saturday night (Aug. 15, 2020) at UFC 252 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former double-champ has spoken repeatedly about his commitment and intensity to prove himself the better man, and were just a few days away from that contest.
Also by all accounts including his own! Cormier loves to eat. After all, this is the man who earned himself a Carls Jr. sponsorship after complaining that Derrick Lewis stole his Popeyes opportunity. As a result of such questionable food habits, its not uncommon for the 511 Heavyweight to balloon up in weight in the off-season.
As it turns out, such was the case after his loss to Miocic. Cormier posted the following video earlier today, giving a bit of behind-the-scenes info on his fitness.
Quick peek into my journey from April to now, Cormier wrote. I was on that big boy diet, but today I feel ready to go. It was tough but we got back into shape and ready to fight.
Admittedly, we didnt get side-by-side body comparisons, but the difference is clear. Cormier doesnt look healthy in the April flashback, let alone ready to fight for five rounds. Fast-forward to the modern day, and DC looks about as fit as hes ever been at as a Heavyweight.
For absolute top-tier analysis, look to Cormiers team mate Khabib Nurmagomedov, who replied to the post simply, My Fat Friend.
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