At this weekend’s Extreme Rules event, WWE will have former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier serve as the referee for the Fight Pit Match between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle.
Due to the fact that Cormier is a huge fan of WWE, ESPN asked him during an interview whether he would be interested in competing against Brock Lesnar in the company.
“I’ve not heard anything. That’s the thing, right? When something like this happens, and this was, honestly, very good for me because people started to talk. People started talking about, ‘Oh my goodness, I remember when him and Brock were in the octagon, and they were supposed to fight.’ It seems to make a lot of sense. As you know, just because something makes sense see, it doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen. So, no, there is no talk of me fighting Brock Lesnar.”
Cormier and Lesnar have a history together, as evidenced by their brief altercation in the octagon at UFC 226, which took place immediately after Cormier’s knockout victory over Stipe Miocic. A fight between the two of them was scheduled to take place in August 2019 by the UFC, but it did not take place.
“We laid the foundation, but we did not get the payoff,” Cormier stated about confrontation for the planned fight. “It was a slow build. The build was far too slow. Yeah. It was like a year build with no WrestleMania match.”
You can watch the complete interview below:
(h/t to Wrestling News for the transcription)
