DC: Sometimes Cain and I spar, sometimes we fight
Daniel Cormier: “Yesterday, Cain Velasquez and I fought. We didn’t spar yesterday, we fought. We fought for five rounds and today I’m feeling it.”
Top heavyweight Daniel Cormier appeared recently on Chael Sonnen’s You’re Welcome podcast, and responded to UFC president Dana White’s criticism that AKA training methods were ‘in the stone age’ in terms of contact and injury.
“We have to train hard,” said Cormier as transcribed by David St. Martin for MMAFighting.com. “Guys get praised for what they do when they come out of this gym. Only good things are said about Luke Rockhold right now. When Cain Velasquez fights, only good things. Myself, all of our guys, not even just the top guys.
“Our guys train really hard and we’re going to continue to do it. We’re going to continue to train hard. We’re going to continue to work our butts off. We’re going to continue to spar hard.”
“We have changed our training a little bit. Like, over the course of the week we’ll go lighter. Cain and I tomorrow, we’ll spar five rounds. We’ll spar five rounds, light. Yesterday, Cain and I fought. We didn’t spar yesterday, we fought. We fought for five rounds and today I’m feeling it. He says he’s feeling it, but it’s why we will be prepared whenever the Octagon door closes.”
“He’s going to walk out there and fight Fabricio Werdum finally. Get to finally fight in Mexico City. They’ve tried three times. This is the third time they’ve gone to Mexico City with the idea that Cain Velasquez is going to main event the card. This time he’s healthy. This time he looks amazing. The dude’s ready to go. I can’t wait.”
Daniel Cormier fights Anthony Johnson for the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC 187 on May 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
