Cormier Hoping for “Shining Moment” at UFC 200

Well, in advance of his UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier this Saturday, Jones has acknowledged that the extra muscle he was carrying was an issue. Cormier (17-1) has never lost to anyone but Jones, but he was outclassed in their first meeting.

At 37, Cormier knows that he will be going up against a risky and rising star in Jones.

At that point, Jones was riding the crest of a wave, widely regarded as the UFC’s pound-for-pound king and touching greatness with eight straight successful defences of the light-heavyweight title. Since then Cormier rebounded with two great performances against Anthony Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson, getting the title along the way.

A lot of people were quick to judge Jones after his five rounder with the tough and explosive Ovince Saint Preux.

Cormier can not afford to lose to Jones for the second time in a row. “Like, if DC doesn’t win this fight, there really – he would have to retire if he doesn’t win this fight”.

Maybe if this fight occurred in April like it was originally scheduled to, Cormier would’ve retained the belt. Lesnar will get a big payday for taking the enormous risk, and the UFC will get another boost from the biggest pay-per-view draw in the sport’s history.

But now, UFC 200 is here, and Brock is back. “I was able to win my fights and I felt as though it really wasn’t affecting me that bad”.

Mark Hunt, now 42, just seems to be getting better as first-round KO’s in his last two fights over Antonio Silva and Frank Mir signal just how unsafe he is. There is an even a former WWE champion (Brock Lesnar) on the card. Mark Hunt, on the other hand, has been training and improving greatly as a mixed martial artist and will run right through the novice, Lesnar.

The matchmaking was a head scratcher as Nunes’ has a relatively low profile and Tate is at the apex of her box-office appeal.

The UFC did a similarly super-sized week of three consecutive fight cards last December, and all three shows drew sizable crowds in the UFC’s hometown.

Pick: Since losing in December of 2013 to Ronda Rousey, Tate has looked like a different fighter. Now, Jones is more than ready to take back what he feels is rightfully his.

Prior to Saturday, two other title tilts top Thursday and Friday cards as part of UFC 200 weekend. This fight is close to a pick’em fight with Edgar a slight favorite in some spots. After his loss to St-Pierre, Koscheck won his next two but then dropped five in a row before exiting the UFC and subsequently signing with Bellator, for whom he has yet to fight.

After all, Jones, lest we forget, became the first fighter ever to take down renowned wrestler Cormier in their initial bout – three times, to be precise – and those famed elbows may well have sharpened since his last outing. That was something he could not do versus the 28-year-old Jones the first time around. This could be the best fight of the night with lots of action in every round as both fighters love to throw lots of punches with incredible foot movement. However, that doesn’t mean that the UFC 200 main event will end in a similar outcome.