Daniel Cormier IS BACK, this time with BREAKING NEWS out of the UFC that heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has vacated his championship belt. DC discusses who Ciryl Gane will fight for the heavyweight belt, including potential opponents like Josh Hokit, or a rematch with Alex Pereira. Hear Cormier break down who's next at heavyweight, who needs more time, and what his take is on seeing Aspinall unable to return to the octagon.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The Volume. Daniel Cormier! What's up guys?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Welcome to a brand new episode here at Daniel Cormier
TV brought to you by Total Wireless, the official wireless
provider of UFC. UFC fans need unlimited 5G data that
won't tap out. Real UFC fans need real unlimited.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Guys, I come to you today And my mood is solemn.
I'm a little sad.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I'm a little dejected. And any other word I could
use for disappointment. This morning Tom Aspinall. It came to
our attention that Tom Aspinall. Has an intention of vacating
the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Luis give me his actual quote
(00:56):
in the chat.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
As you guys remember. Tom Aspinall.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Was injured when he fought Cyril Ghosn, an eye poke
stopped the fight. Let's not have selective memory. The world
kind of turned on Tom Aspinall. They treated him as
if he just did not want to fight. Now we
have learned over the course of the last year and
(01:23):
something that that injury was much, much worse than any
of us could have ever imagined. Tom Aspinall, I mean,
it just really has been a drama-filled type of situation
surrounding the UFC heavyweight champion. From signing with Eddie Hearn,
(01:46):
Eddie Hearn and Dana White fighting with each other, feeling
like Tom Aspinall was going to get stuck in the
middle of this thing, to now Tom Aspinall is vacating
the heavyweight championship. He said this, I've now made the
decision to vacate the heavyweight title. He said on a
(02:06):
post that is now reaching 170,000 likes.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
And 4,000 comments.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
I've asked the UFC to allow me to make this
statement because I don't want to hold the heavyweight division up.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I know what it's like to have your.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Career put on hold, and I want the other fighters
to have the opportunity to compete for the title. The
UFC and CBO Hunter Campbell have been informed every step
of the way, and they've seen the tests, procedures, medical
information relating to my eyes.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
We've worked closely.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
With different doctors and specialists to try and make my
return happen. But unfortunately, it's simply not possible right now.
What makes this particularly difficult is that many of the
complications I'm dealing with are a result of files that
changed the course of my career. Fighters rely on officials
to enforce the rules and protect us in these moments.
(02:59):
And it's hard to still be dealing with the consequences today.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Thank you to everyone.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Who has supported me throughout the absolute nightmare. I'll be
back as soon as I'm medically able to. Tom Aspinall.
This is not rumor. This is not third party.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
This is coming from the man himself.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
When you think of Tom Aspinall, And how he would
handle a situation like this, this is what you would expect.
Because Tom Aspinall is a very good guy. Good guys
don't always win in mixed martial arts.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
That's not how it works. Tom Aspinall actually won.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Now, when he says he knows what it feels like
to have his career held up, I think he's referring
to when he was waiting for Jon Jones, trying to
become the undisputed UFC champion after winning the interim title.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Over Sergei Pavlovich and then having to wait.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Because Jones was not ready or willing to fight him
when it was time.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
But this is what I would expect from Aspinall to
step aside.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
It's sad, though. It's sad, though, because Tom Aspinall got
a raw deal. I don't think that Cyril Gunn poked
him on purpose. I don't think that it was his intention,
but it did happen in the fight. in a fight
where Cyril Ghosn was fighting very well, and because Cyril
Ghosn was fighting very well, the world.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Rushed to judge.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
The world rushed to make Tom Aspinall feel like he
was quitting on himself. When in reality, if you know
Tom Aspinall, You know, Tom Aspinall is not quitting on
himself in any situation. He has tried on multiple occasions
to try to get himself ready to fight. I read
somewhere else that he has gotten himself into camp and
sparring to try and prepare for a comeback. He has
(04:39):
done everything in his power to try to get back
to here. It's unfortunate now that he has to relinquish
the championship that he worked so long to try and gain.
He's worked a lifetime to become the UFC champion. And
to have to walk away from that is very sad.
Many say, hold your judgment. Hold your judgment. Not many
(05:03):
did that. And even people like us that sit in
this position of speaking about the fights may not have
come out and said it, some people, but they might
have had that thought. Man, was Tom just really struggling?
He wasn't just really struggling. It was hurt very bad.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
And now it leads to him relinquishing his championships. We're
in a weird time in MMA.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Right now, because Valentina Shevchenko just did the same thing.
She just relinquished her title, and now Tom is stepping
away from the heavyweight championship. This is a weird deal,
because now you have a heavyweight division that has a champion.
Sergon gets elevated to the undisputed champ, or at least
in my opinion, that is what should happen.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
But it has to feel a little weird.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
That, or it sucks that And again, I don't think
for one second that Sergon did this intentionally.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Why would he do it intentionally? He was winning the
fight or at least winning that round.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
But the person that was on the other side of
the champion getting injured is now going to be elevated
to the undisputed.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Champion after beating Alex Pereira at the White House. It's
a weird deal. It is a very, very weird deal.
It's a very weird time in the heavyweight division. What's up, guys?
Speaker 2 (06:23):
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Polymarket is here. Polymarket is a legal prediction market available
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Speaker 1 (06:43):
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Speaker 2 (06:49):
If the momentum swings, you can sell in real time.
You're the one that's in control. So when the market dips,
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that's not a loss. That's actually when you buy in. Essentially,
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just $ 10. So when I look at the rankings and
(07:36):
I start thinking about how do we progress, how do
we go forward in this division? You look at Volkov,
him and Cyril Ghosn have fought already. It was a very,
very tricky decision between Volkov and Cyril Ghosn. You look
at the rankings, let me see Alexander Volkov's last fight.
(08:00):
Because Volkov was rocking for a little bit.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
I think he might have Let me see here. I mean,
Volkov had been in the game so long.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
After losing to Shirogan, right? He beat Jailton Almeida and
he has beaten Waldo Cortez Acosta. Then you get to
survey Pavlovich who lost whenever he fought Tom Aspinall for
the UFC interim championship, right? Since that loss, though, Pavlovich
(08:29):
has now found his way back on to a.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Chance to fight. Let me see.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Sergey Pavlovich, since losing to Tom Aspinall, then losing to
Alexander Volkov, has now won three in a row again
to put himself back into the conversation. But as much
as I love these, I mean, Rizvan Kuniev is just fantastic, obviously.
I mean, he looked so good in his last fight
(08:59):
against Tyrell Fortune. But I don't know that that's the
fight for me. I've got a real good idea for
you guys. Look, you're dead in the eye when I
say this. Cyril Ghosn, Cyril Ghosn should become the UFC
(09:20):
heavyweight champion. Cyril Ghosn should defend the heavyweight championship against
Josh Hogan.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
That's the fight.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
I know that Josh Hokett annoys some. I know that
Josh Hokett has come at me. I know that Josh
Hokett can be a bit much. But I believe that
if you're moving on from Tom Aspinall right now, he's
walking away from the title. I believe that Josh Hokett
should be some part of the next heavyweight title fight.
(09:50):
I believe that Josh Hokit's antics. I believe that Josh
Hokit's fighting ability. I believe that his willingness to stand and.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Fight the way that he fights. I believe all of that.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
All those reasons are why Josh Hokit should be fighting
for the UFC Heavyweight Championship next against Cyril Gunn. He
will compete with him because he's not afraid of him.
He will sell even if in that selling he is
Pissing people off.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
He will bring eyes to the event. Josh Hokit has.
Attacked Alex Pereira. At a White House press conference. He's
beaten Curtis Blades and Derrick Lewis. Since getting into the UFC.
He is undefeated. He's brash. He's cocky. Josh Hokit.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Is the type of heavyweight contender.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
That even if you show up to hate him. You
will still show up. I have no doubt in my mind.
It should be Hokie. Should be Hokie.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Without question. Fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship. Because at
the end of the day, when you lose your heavyweight champion,
the division needs to reset.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
The division needs to reset.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
And honestly, Josh Hokie is the type of person that
will allow for the division to reset and get... Uh,
some legs because Cyril gone is the best. Cyril gone
may be the best heavyweight in the world, but when
you talk about resetting the division, you might need that
(11:32):
brash person to lead it. Look, When I talk about reset,
and also I talk about resetting with Factor Foods, one
of our video sponsors, and honestly, only two minutes in
the microwave, healthy meals, quick, easy, to have fuel on
the go. With Factor Meals, they're here for you whenever
you need them, and they're here for you right on time.
(11:55):
So go to Factor Meals and use that promo code
DCSHOW50OFF and get 50% off of your order at Factor Meals. Hey,
the heavyweight division needs to reset as bad as I
go and reset with my factor meals. And I think
that Josh Holkett can provide that reset. But again, it's sad.
(12:16):
It's disappointment because Tom Aspinall is a bad man and
he has proven he is the baddest man on the planet. Unfortunately,
we do not have him anymore. So let's not rush
the judge anymore, but also let's keep our fingers crossed
that the UFC takes that jump.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
And says, you know what? We're going to do whole kit.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
We're going to give him an opportunity to see if
that big show can handle the big moment. Until next time, guys, like, subscribe,
tell your friends, tell their friends that DC's got a
YouTube channel and I'm doing things like this.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
Peace.
The Volume. Daniel Cormier! What's up guys?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Welcome to a brand new episode here at Daniel Cormier
TV brought to you by Total Wireless, the official wireless
provider of UFC. UFC fans need unlimited 5G data that
won't tap out. Real UFC fans need real unlimited.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Guys, I come to you today And my mood is solemn.
I'm a little sad.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I'm a little dejected. And any other word I could
use for disappointment. This morning Tom Aspinall. It came to
our attention that Tom Aspinall. Has an intention of vacating
the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Luis give me his actual quote
(00:56):
in the chat.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
As you guys remember. Tom Aspinall.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Was injured when he fought Cyril Ghosn, an eye poke
stopped the fight. Let's not have selective memory. The world
kind of turned on Tom Aspinall. They treated him as
if he just did not want to fight. Now we
have learned over the course of the last year and
(01:23):
something that that injury was much, much worse than any
of us could have ever imagined. Tom Aspinall, I mean,
it just really has been a drama-filled type of situation
surrounding the UFC heavyweight champion. From signing with Eddie Hearn,
(01:46):
Eddie Hearn and Dana White fighting with each other, feeling
like Tom Aspinall was going to get stuck in the
middle of this thing, to now Tom Aspinall is vacating
the heavyweight championship. He said this, I've now made the
decision to vacate the heavyweight title. He said on a
(02:06):
post that is now reaching 170,000 likes.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
And 4,000 comments.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
I've asked the UFC to allow me to make this
statement because I don't want to hold the heavyweight division up.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I know what it's like to have your.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Career put on hold, and I want the other fighters
to have the opportunity to compete for the title. The
UFC and CBO Hunter Campbell have been informed every step
of the way, and they've seen the tests, procedures, medical
information relating to my eyes.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
We've worked closely.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
With different doctors and specialists to try and make my
return happen. But unfortunately, it's simply not possible right now.
What makes this particularly difficult is that many of the
complications I'm dealing with are a result of files that
changed the course of my career. Fighters rely on officials
to enforce the rules and protect us in these moments.
(02:59):
And it's hard to still be dealing with the consequences today.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Thank you to everyone.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Who has supported me throughout the absolute nightmare. I'll be
back as soon as I'm medically able to. Tom Aspinall.
This is not rumor. This is not third party.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
This is coming from the man himself.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
When you think of Tom Aspinall, And how he would
handle a situation like this, this is what you would expect.
Because Tom Aspinall is a very good guy. Good guys
don't always win in mixed martial arts.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
That's not how it works. Tom Aspinall actually won.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Now, when he says he knows what it feels like
to have his career held up, I think he's referring
to when he was waiting for Jon Jones, trying to
become the undisputed UFC champion after winning the interim title.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Over Sergei Pavlovich and then having to wait.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Because Jones was not ready or willing to fight him
when it was time.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
But this is what I would expect from Aspinall to
step aside.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
It's sad, though. It's sad, though, because Tom Aspinall got
a raw deal. I don't think that Cyril Gunn poked
him on purpose. I don't think that it was his intention,
but it did happen in the fight. in a fight
where Cyril Ghosn was fighting very well, and because Cyril
Ghosn was fighting very well, the world.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Rushed to judge.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
The world rushed to make Tom Aspinall feel like he
was quitting on himself. When in reality, if you know
Tom Aspinall, You know, Tom Aspinall is not quitting on
himself in any situation. He has tried on multiple occasions
to try to get himself ready to fight. I read
somewhere else that he has gotten himself into camp and
sparring to try and prepare for a comeback. He has
(04:39):
done everything in his power to try to get back
to here. It's unfortunate now that he has to relinquish
the championship that he worked so long to try and gain.
He's worked a lifetime to become the UFC champion. And
to have to walk away from that is very sad.
Many say, hold your judgment. Hold your judgment. Not many
(05:03):
did that. And even people like us that sit in
this position of speaking about the fights may not have
come out and said it, some people, but they might
have had that thought. Man, was Tom just really struggling?
He wasn't just really struggling. It was hurt very bad.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
And now it leads to him relinquishing his championships. We're
in a weird time in MMA.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Right now, because Valentina Shevchenko just did the same thing.
She just relinquished her title, and now Tom is stepping
away from the heavyweight championship. This is a weird deal,
because now you have a heavyweight division that has a champion.
Sergon gets elevated to the undisputed champ, or at least
in my opinion, that is what should happen.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
But it has to feel a little weird.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
That, or it sucks that And again, I don't think
for one second that Sergon did this intentionally.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Why would he do it intentionally? He was winning the
fight or at least winning that round.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
But the person that was on the other side of
the champion getting injured is now going to be elevated
to the undisputed.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Champion after beating Alex Pereira at the White House. It's
a weird deal. It is a very, very weird deal.
It's a very weird time in the heavyweight division. What's up, guys?
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Football season's back, and it's time to level up your
approach during the college football season and the NFL because
Polymarket is here. Polymarket is a legal prediction market available
in all 50 states. Hey, and unlike traditional sports books,
on Polymarket, you can trade all things football.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
And you know what's good? Polymarket gives you the ability
to cash out instantly.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
If the momentum swings, you can sell in real time.
You're the one that's in control. So when the market dips,
like if a team starts slow and it drops to 40%,
that's not a loss. That's actually when you buy in. Essentially,
you can buy cheap and ride the momentum all the
way back up. So Polymarket is so sure that you'll
(07:11):
never go back to the old way that they're issuing
a challenge to you guys. They're going to give you
$ 50 when you deposit just $ 10. So sign up with
my promo code DCMMA, go to polymarket.us, use the promo
code DCMMA to get a $ 50 bonus when you deposit
just $ 10. So when I look at the rankings and
(07:36):
I start thinking about how do we progress, how do
we go forward in this division? You look at Volkov,
him and Cyril Ghosn have fought already. It was a very,
very tricky decision between Volkov and Cyril Ghosn. You look
at the rankings, let me see Alexander Volkov's last fight.
(08:00):
Because Volkov was rocking for a little bit.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
I think he might have Let me see here. I mean,
Volkov had been in the game so long.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
After losing to Shirogan, right? He beat Jailton Almeida and
he has beaten Waldo Cortez Acosta. Then you get to
survey Pavlovich who lost whenever he fought Tom Aspinall for
the UFC interim championship, right? Since that loss, though, Pavlovich
(08:29):
has now found his way back on to a.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Chance to fight. Let me see.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Sergey Pavlovich, since losing to Tom Aspinall, then losing to
Alexander Volkov, has now won three in a row again
to put himself back into the conversation. But as much
as I love these, I mean, Rizvan Kuniev is just fantastic, obviously.
I mean, he looked so good in his last fight
(08:59):
against Tyrell Fortune. But I don't know that that's the
fight for me. I've got a real good idea for
you guys. Look, you're dead in the eye when I
say this. Cyril Ghosn, Cyril Ghosn should become the UFC
(09:20):
heavyweight champion. Cyril Ghosn should defend the heavyweight championship against
Josh Hogan.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
That's the fight.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
I know that Josh Hokett annoys some. I know that
Josh Hokett has come at me. I know that Josh
Hokett can be a bit much. But I believe that
if you're moving on from Tom Aspinall right now, he's
walking away from the title. I believe that Josh Hokett
should be some part of the next heavyweight title fight.
(09:50):
I believe that Josh Hokit's antics. I believe that Josh
Hokit's fighting ability. I believe that his willingness to stand and.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Fight the way that he fights. I believe all of that.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
All those reasons are why Josh Hokit should be fighting
for the UFC Heavyweight Championship next against Cyril Gunn. He
will compete with him because he's not afraid of him.
He will sell even if in that selling he is
Pissing people off.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
He will bring eyes to the event. Josh Hokit has.
Attacked Alex Pereira. At a White House press conference. He's
beaten Curtis Blades and Derrick Lewis. Since getting into the UFC.
He is undefeated. He's brash. He's cocky. Josh Hokit.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Is the type of heavyweight contender.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
That even if you show up to hate him. You
will still show up. I have no doubt in my mind.
It should be Hokie. Should be Hokie.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Without question. Fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship. Because at
the end of the day, when you lose your heavyweight champion,
the division needs to reset.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
The division needs to reset.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
And honestly, Josh Hokie is the type of person that
will allow for the division to reset and get... Uh,
some legs because Cyril gone is the best. Cyril gone
may be the best heavyweight in the world, but when
you talk about resetting the division, you might need that
(11:32):
brash person to lead it. Look, When I talk about reset,
and also I talk about resetting with Factor Foods, one
of our video sponsors, and honestly, only two minutes in
the microwave, healthy meals, quick, easy, to have fuel on
the go. With Factor Meals, they're here for you whenever
you need them, and they're here for you right on time.
(11:55):
So go to Factor Meals and use that promo code
DCSHOW50OFF and get 50% off of your order at Factor Meals. Hey,
the heavyweight division needs to reset as bad as I
go and reset with my factor meals. And I think
that Josh Holkett can provide that reset. But again, it's sad.
(12:16):
It's disappointment because Tom Aspinall is a bad man and
he has proven he is the baddest man on the planet. Unfortunately,
we do not have him anymore. So let's not rush
the judge anymore, but also let's keep our fingers crossed
that the UFC takes that jump.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
And says, you know what? We're going to do whole kit.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
We're going to give him an opportunity to see if
that big show can handle the big moment. Until next time, guys, like, subscribe,
tell your friends, tell their friends that DC's got a
YouTube channel and I'm doing things like this.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
Peace.
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