Mousasi, Henderson, Silva the three options to fight Cormier
Tonight TMZ is reporting there are three solid candidates to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200, but there seem to be issues for each of them. No official announcement has bee made.
Ever since it was revealed that Jon Jones was withdrawn from UFC 200 due to a USADA violation, rumors have been swirling about a potential replacement to fight Daniel Cormier.
UFC President Dana White revealed this morning on ESPN that Cormier would stay on the card, but did not reveal against who. Tonight TMZ is reporting there are three solid candidates:
The final 3 candidates to replace Jon Jones at UFC 200 are Gegard Mousasi, Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson — but there are problems with all 3, especially Henderson … TMZ Sports has learned.
Our sources say Henderson is a front-runner to fight Michael Bisping for his middleweight title, and that bout is coming up soon — so moving him to take on Daniel
Cormier could screw a potential Bisping match.
Mousasi is already on UFC 200’s undercard against Diego Santos. So, moving Gegard would create another hole for Saturday night.
As for Silva — well, he’s old.