Published 12:42 IST, April 6th 2020

UFC star Daniel Cormier opens up on facing Brock Lesnar inside the octagon; Watch

UFC news: Daniel Cormier said that it's a different kind of intensity when you look into Brock Lesnar's eyes while standing inside the octagon.

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Heavyweight fighters Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier seemingly have a number of things in common. Both of m are global superstars and have been undisputed UFC heavyweight champions of world at some point in ir careers. However, Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier have never fought each or inside octagon, a fight which could arguably be biggest heavyweight clashes of all time in UFC.

Though duo has often expressed ir interests in a bout, UFC has failed to organise a Daniel Cormier vs Brock Lesnar fight so far. Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar shared a pretty intense moment in aftermath of UFC 226 which hinted at a fight between m. w, Daniel Cormier has finally opened up on his thoughts on Brock Lesnar as a competitor.

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UFC: Daniel Cormier opens up on Brock Lesnar as a competitor

Though most of UFC fans rule out Brock Lesnar’s chances of winning opposite Daniel Cormier, Cormier himself believes that it’s t easy fighting someone like Brock Lesnar inside octagon. WWE superstar is considered to be one of most intimidating fighters in world and boasts an MMA record of 5 wins and three losses. During his prime, Brock Lesnar defeated some of best UFC fighters including likes of Frank Mir, Shane Carwin, and Randy Couture which led to him wrapping UFC heavyweight strap around his waist.

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Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier got into a heated altercation in aftermath of UFC 226, when Daniel Cormier called out Brock Lesnar after kcking out Stipe Miocic for heavyweight strap. WWE superstar responded by getting into octagon. However, things went out of control when Brock Lesnar pushed  newly crowned heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier, in front of a massive crowd and accepted his challenge.  UFC universe n believed brawl would materialise into a mega-fight, something that has failed to transpire since.

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12:42 IST, April 6th 2020