{"id":11002,"date":"2020-09-01T07:35:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T07:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=11002"},"modified":"2020-09-01T07:36:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T07:36:26","slug":"daniel-cormier-officially-retires-explains-why-he-didnt-do-it-the-octagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/daniel-cormier-officially-retires-explains-why-he-didnt-do-it-the-octagon\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Officially Retires, Explains Why He Didn’t Do It The Octagon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DanielDaniel \u2018DC<\/em>\u2019 Cormier<\/strong> went into his UFC heavyweight championship fight with at UFC252<\/a> knowing that it could very well be his last fight in MMA<\/a>. The UFC future hall of famer wanted to finish his trilogy fight with the champ and see if he could win back the belt and finish his career on a winning note. <\/p>\n

Things did not go as per plan for DC and he ended up losing by decision. He put up a great fight, given the fact that he suffered a nasty eye poke in the third round that left him fighting with one eye. <\/p>\n

There were many who expected Cormier to retire in the Octagon and follow the tradition of taking off his gloves and leaving it in the Octagon for the last time.<\/p>\n

DC did not do that nor did he confirm that he was officially retired. There were many who believed that DC might make one more trip to the Octagon just to finish his legendary career on a winning note. He stayed silent for a couple of weeks to let his emotions settle and his eye heal. <\/p>\n

DC went on the Ariel Helwani MMA show<\/strong> on ESPN and confirmed on August 31 that he will never compete again in MMA and is now officially retired. MMA fans were not shocked at the news but were a bit surprised why DC did not retire in the Octagon and get the farewell he deserved. <\/p>\n

ESPN MMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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