At UFC on FOX 7, a definitive statement was made by Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champ Daniel Cormier in his promotional debut with a one-sided knocking of Frank Mir. Cormier was able to apply his game plan and only overpower the larger fighter en route to his professional record that is put by a victory at a great 12-0. Cormier and Mir were established to meet underneath the Strikeforce banner back November; nevertheless, Mir was pushed off the card because of a personal injury. In the five month meantime, the war of words escalated between the two competitors, nonetheless it was Cormier who backed up the consult with incredible clinch work and brutal shots contrary to the cage. The owning 30-27 unanimous-decision win over Mir, a two-time heavyweight titleholder, confirms Cormier as a power in the team and puts him on the fast track to get a crack at the strap. Without question, Cormier will remain combined against high-caliber opposition, although it remains unclear whether he'll remain at heavyweight or fall down seriously to light heavyweight. If Cormier does stay at heavyweight a game with Alistair Overeem appears like a great chance. Yes, Overeem is coming off of a surprise KO reduction to Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva at UFC 156 and happens to be medical a divided quad muscle, however it only seems fitting he and Cormier sq off in the Octagon. It's a classic striker versus wrestler matchup. Overeem would be hunting for the knockout while Cormier would try to use his Olympic-level wrestling to counteract the Dutchmanas remarkable stunning. A gain against "The Demolition Man" would put Cormier up for a shot, but his determined refusal to fight AKA teammate and present heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez only muddies the divisional waters. Offered this conflict, Cormier might fall to light heavyweight where a battle with kingpin Jon Jones could possibly be in the cards. That's if Jones will get past Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 on April 27. Cormier has expressed a desire to fight Jones on numerous occasions and considering how few competitors remain at light heavyweight, he could only get his wish. The absolute most interesting aspect of this struggle is always to see if Cormier could get Jones to the floor and keep him there. No body has ever seen Jones fight off of his back and if Cormier can perform that then he may just be in a position to wrest the belt from the young champion. Now that could be looking a little too far forward into the future, nonetheless it is obvious that Daniel Cormier stands to truly have a encouraging UFC profession irrespective of which team he competes in.
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