Daniel Cormier Has Patience Knowing He'll Eventually Be in the UFC
- Posted by renan on Mar 10, 2012
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When the new deal between Showtime, Strikeforce and Zuffa was reached, there was a sense of relief among many of the athletes in the promotion.
Soon after the deal was announced however it was revealed that the heavyweight division would soon shift over to the UFC, and since that time fighters like Fabricio Werdum and Lavar Johnson have already made successful debuts, with others such as Chad Griggs and Shane Del Rosario about to premiere there later this year.
So what about the two fighters currently awaiting their Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finals in May?
Well, Daniel Cormier admits that when the UFC announced all of the heavyweights in Strikeforce, short of he and his opponent Josh Barnett, would be moving over to that promotion, it did kill some of the hype around the finals of the Grand Prix.
Still, Cormier shows patience in knowing that the gold at the end of the rainbow is still getting to the UFC, but first he has to finish off Barnett, the Grand Prix and o