Daniel Cormier
Islam Makhachev
Conversation History
“I don't have anxiety about not training to fight. I miss the time i spent with my friends in the gym like Cain Velasquez, Luke Rockhold, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Josh Thomson, and Jon Fitch. I miss the camaraderie of being in the gym with my friends”
– via Warrior Code International's YouTube channel, revealing that the thing he misses most about fighting is not the training or the competition, but the camaraderie and time spent in the gym with friends like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev.
“If you want to gain extra kilos, follow DC program. Just one problem he hates sharing his food.”
– via social media, joking about Daniel Cormier's diet and size
“You're so crazy, but you can say whatever you want. You're the best in the world champ. Great job. We're all so proud of you! #doublechamp”
– responding to Islam Makhachev's joke
“Shavkat Rakhmonov is the guy that I think about and I go, 'man, that is a crazy fight to think about'... That would easily be the hardest fight of (Islam Makhachev's) career”
– via Good Guy/Bad Guy, expressing his belief that Shavkat Rakhmonov poses the toughest challenge for Islam Makhachev.
“Islam, you better set the tone of this fight. You cannot sit back and wait for Jack to determine where and how the fight takes place. You gotta push him against the octagon side and get him on his back foot. If you get him on his back foot, it will open takedowns, and it will also open your striking and chip away at the confidence that Jack is carrying into this fight after the Belal fight”
– Daniel Cormier advice for Islam Makhachev ahead of UFC 322