MMA fans who tuned in for UFC 210 got to see Daniel Cormier beat Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson in convincing fashion. However, after the win, more action took place. After securing the submission victory, Cormier turned his skills to the microphone and, pulled no verbal punches on either of his two possible title challengers; Jon Jones and Jimi Manuwa.

While the crowd cheered wildly for the WWE-style promo Cormier was unleashing, his potential opponent, Jimi Manuwa, seemed less than pleased with the smack talk. As the cameras and Cormier shifted their attention to Jones, it seemed that the conflict with Manuwa was over.

It was, until they got backstage.

In a recent interview with FloCombat’s Top Turtle Podcast, Manuwa shared details on a backstage exchange after the UFC 210 main event.

D.C. started trying to trash talk and sh*t like that, but he knew what was going on backstage when we met face to face and he didn’t have a lot to say said Manuwa. When pressed for more details Manuwa recounted Cormier trying to turn the altercation more

When pressed for more details Manuwa recounted Cormier trying to make the altercation more light-hearted by joking around.

I don’t stand for that,” said Manuwa coldly. “We’re from London, we punch people in the face.

To hear the whole story from Manuwa, and much more including if he would take a fight with Anderson Silva, and how he “isn’t into the trash-talking WWE shit, please listen below:

(16:30 mark)

Author Daniel Vreeland is a co-founder of the Top Turtle Podcast, and a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu at New England Submission Fighting in Amherst, Massachusetts.