Daniel Cormier on UFC vs. Boxing in Street Fights & His Youth

UFC Fighters Dominate Street Fights

• 🥊 UFC fighters would easily defeat boxers in a street fight due to their grappling and takedown abilities, which would end the fight quickly.
• ⚠️ The example of James Toney vs. Randy Couture is cited, where Toney tapped out without actually tapping, highlighting boxers' vulnerability.

The "Baddest Man on the Planet"

• 👑 Daniel Cormier asserts that the "baddest man on the planet" is consistently a UFC heavyweight champion.
• 🏆 Current contenders for this title include Francis Ngannou, Tom Aspinall, and Jon Jones, with Ngannou having a chance to be the baddest man regardless of his current affiliation.

Cormier's Career and Love for Boxing

• 🎙️ Cormier expresses his love for his current job calling UFC fights and podcasting, indicating he has no plans to stop working.
• 👨‍👧 He humorously discusses his desire for his daughter to attend a nearby college, offering to pay for everything, but she prefers to go further away.
• 🥊 Boxing was Cormier's first love, inspired by watching legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and the aspirational stories of fighters from tough neighborhoods.

Boxing vs. MMA: Bud Crawford & Canelo

• 💥 Cormier discusses a potential fight between Bud Crawford and Canelo Alvarez, noting Crawford's surprising size and strength.
• 📈 He believes Crawford is bigger and stronger than perceived, and Canelo will need to be well-prepared to face him.

Overcoming Bullying and Finding Confidence

• 🥋 Cormier shares his experience of being severely bullied as a child, which led him to learn wrestling for self-defense.
• 💪 He emphasizes the confidence and self-defense skills that wrestling provides, as seen in the transformation of kids at his wrestling academy.

Past Mistakes and Redemption

• 💥 Cormier recounts being arrested in college for punching someone at a party, leading to his mother putting her house up for bail.
• 💸 He also admits to being a bad drug dealer as a kid, including an attempt to sell fake crack cocaine, which was his last foray into such activities before focusing on sports.