5 nightmare HW match-ups for Daniel Cormier (past & present)

[BigGing]

I would say he seems like a bad one for Cormier especially though who has looked vulnerable to bodykicks vs Anderson and Mir plus even if Cormier gets it down I'm not sure I see him doing much but holding Mirko(who's defencive guard is vastl better than Rumble who has folded almost every time on his back) down for the rest of the round or in Pride until a standup.

Generally though I don't think HW of a decade ago would be a good spot for Cormier as your dealing with a lot of younger faster men. Perhaps Overeem isn't too far off that today although he does obviously still have his chin so I wouldn't full Cormier out there.

Yeah it's super difficult to compare eras in any sport, especially MMA. I guess it's more fantasy than anything, but I think if a Cro Cop esque fighter was in today's LHW division it'd be a real difficult test

 

[SoberReem]

Brock beats Cormier imo

 

[1SikSix]

Of course and we know this because Cormier and Rumble proved themselves against the best HW's and Jones isn't terrified to move up.

lol

Um DC and Rumble have beat everyone they fought at HW. DC won the Strikeforce GP when their HW division was better than the UFC. As for Jones being scared, who do you honestly think beats him?

 

[jrleclerc88]

He never fought the best HW's though.

What? He faught the best hw's of his time. Barnett, mir, nelson, bigfoot. The only ones he didn't fight were Cain and jds. He picked Barnett up like a sack of potatoes and slammed him on his head as a late replacement

 

[jrleclerc88]

Didn't

Um DC and Rumble have beat everyone they fought at HW. DC won the Strikeforce GP when their HW division was better than the UFC. As for Jones being scared, who do you honestly think beats him?

Didn't rumble lose to aa @ heavyweight?

 

[1SikSix]

Didn't

Didn't rumble lose to aa @ heavyweight?

No sir. Rumble broke AA's jaw and won a UD

 

[I_IZ_BACK]

Fedor, Cro Cop, Miocic, Werdum, Ubereem would all 5 manhandle DC

 

[Mga223]

Cormier doesn't have the top game to avoid subs from Nog/Fedor while on top. Too many bad habits, too sloppy.

When Fedor fought Nog he was shaking of triangles and kimuras all the time. Cormier on the other hand loves resting his extended arms on his opponents torso, leaves one arm in one arm out, etc. He does that all the time.

Mirko circa 2003-2006 only got KO'd by Randleman, who's far quicker and more explosive than Cormier. DC is slower and flat footed, that's why he eats punches and gets hurt by body shots often.

Werdum has better striking than Cormier. He has pretty decent MT. Gave Overeem a run for his money, outstruck Cain who's arguably a better striker than Cormier, KO'd Hunt with a knee and we all know Cormier loves eating knees.

Cheers.

well does Cormier get to jump on it like them or what?

In America where these guys records are terrible and Cormier is amazing with only one loss.

Mirko is the most overrated hype job in mma, his whole resume is clowns like you who think he beats everyone yet his biggest fucking wins are Barnett and wand.

He nearly every big fight he was in while doing fuck all in the UFC because people weren't afraid of him.

Cormier in America with drug testing > everyone you named.

Keep making your fantasy match ups and living in your fantasy world though... it's cute

 

[DayV]

Mirko is the most overrated hype job in mma, his whole resume is clowns like you who think he beats everyone yet his biggest fucking wins are Barnett and wand.

He nearly every big fight he was in while doing fuck all in the UFC because people weren't afraid of him.

America is not a problem at all if the fight would be in the ring and PRIDE rules.
Cro Cop is kickboxer and he is much weaker in cage, altough he adapted some to unified rules at his older age.

Considering Mirko's resume, some people are forgetting, or newer fans do not know that Fujita and Herring for example were top 5 fighters when Cro Cop fought them, or that Randleman and Vovchanchyn were top 10 at the time.
Or that Magomedov, Waterman and Yoshida were top 15 then, like Nelson, Mitrione, Kongo or Struve are now, and that those were notable wins.
Cro Cop was also ranked LHW on Sakuraba fight.

Cro Cop beat the best wrestlers, UFC Champions like Barnett, Coleman, Randleman who were also NCAA wrestling champions. He beat Herring, Fujita, Sakuraba & Ron Waterman who is bascally a copy of Brock Lesnar. Mirko beat world wrestling champion Amir Aliakbari and 3 time American and Pan American wrestling champion King Mo. He beat WWE champ Del Rio and NJPW champ Nagata and also RINGS veterans Yamamoto & Kanehara.

So it is safe to assume tha Cro Cop would destroy Cormier in the ring, like he did all those other wrestlers.

 

[Mga223]

America is not a problem at all if the fight would be in the ring and PRIDE rules.
Cro Cop is kickboxer and he is much weaker in cage, altough he adapted some to unified rules at his older age.

Considering Mirko's resume, some people are forgetting, or newer fans do not know that Fujita and Herring for example were top 5 fighters when Cro Cop fought them, or that Randleman and Vovchanchyn were top 10 at the time.
Or that Magomedov, Waterman and Yoshida were top 15 then, like Nelson, Mitrione, Kongo or Struve are now, and that those were notable wins.
Cro Cop was also ranked LHW on Sakuraba fight.

Cro Cop beat the best wrestlers, UFC Champions like Barnett, Coleman, Randleman who were also NCAA wrestling champions. He beat Herring, Fujita, Sakuraba & Ron Waterman who is bascally a copy of Brock Lesnar. Mirko beat world wrestling champion Amir Aliakbari and 3 time American and Pan American wrestling champion King Mo. He beat WWE champ Del Rio and NJPW champ Nagata and also RINGS veterans Yamamoto & Kanehara.

So it is safe to assume tha Cro Cop would destroy Cormier in the ring, like he did all those other wrestlers.

The fact you compared Cormier to those fights shows you know nothing.

WWE champ del rio LMAO.. wrestling is fake you goof.

You did exactly what I said and make fantasy match ups that cro cop would win.

This guys like this guy so Cro cop would win.. blah blah blah.

Koed by randleman
Subbed by nog
Decisioned by fedor

Got to America with proper drug testing and ktfo by Gonzaga and a bunch of other untalented HW's.

 

[XxAfriCaNKinGxX]

dc would be the favorite in all these fights, the sport evolved

 

[DayV]

The fact you compared Cormier to those fights shows you know nothing.

WWE champ del rio LMAO.. wrestling is fake you goof.

You did exactly what I said and make fantasy match ups that cro cop would win.

This guys like this guy so Cro cop would win.. blah blah blah.

Koed by randleman
Subbed by nog
Decisioned by fedor

Got to America with proper drug testing and ktfo by Gonzaga and a bunch of other untalented HW's.

Who gives a fuck about America, unified rules and cage where opponents have large space to move, circle and avoid strikes, fence for pushing and rules that favour wrestling and clinch.
Cro Cop is simply much better in the ring like Tom Brady is of course much better in NFL than in rugby.

Not to mention that Cro Cop has 80 pro fights on highest level in world's top combat organizations K-1, PRIDE & UFC, while UFC fighters are finished in 20.

Still doesn't change the fact that Cro Cop beat the best wrestlers, UFC & PRIDE champions, NCAA champions, world and continental wrestling champions, you name it.

 

[CptHowdy187]

That was maybe all 30 seconds out of the whole 25 mins that Josh did well. DC ragdolled him for the other 24+ minutes.

 

[LORDTENSAIMMA]

I think the odds for DC aren't too bad against Prime Cro Cop and Overeem. In fact I'd put money on DC to put Alisatir's lights out.

Lol dc doesn't put anyone's lights out

 

[VinceArch]

Lol dc doesn't put anyone's lights out

Don't talk about things you don't know or understand.

 

[LORDTENSAIMMA]

Don't talk about things you don't know or understand.

Bigfoot? Lol

 

[Furious77]

Good luck taking Overeem down when he isn't hurt and the chances of Cormier outstriking Overeem on the feet are slim to none

Lol Overeem was born hurt.

 

[fatlipjesus]

well does Cormier get to jump on it like them or what?

In America where these guys records are terrible and Cormier is amazing with only one loss.

Mirko is the most overrated hype job in mma, his whole resume is clowns like you who think he beats everyone yet his biggest fucking wins are Barnett and wand.

He nearly every big fight he was in while doing fuck all in the UFC because people weren't afraid of him.

Cormier in America with drug testing > everyone you named.

Keep making your fantasy match ups and living in your fantasy world though... it's cute

Acting like Barnett isn't a big win for Crocop when he's Cormier's biggest HW win by far .... is pretty silly. Especially considering Barnett was far more relevant when Crocop beat him and Crocop beat him far more decisively.

 

[VinceArch]

Bigfoot? Lol

Yes, Bigfoot. You said 'DC doesn't KO anyone' and were proven wrong. Move along now.

 

[Furious77]

He never fought the best HW's though.

Neither has Fedor