Daniel Cormier has opted to have surgery on his injured knee in early July, according to a report from UFC Tonight on Wednesday evening. The UFC light heavyweight contender aims to have the surgery just after competing in his final amateur wrestling match, which he plans on competing in at the upcoming UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas. Cormier fought his last UFC contest, a win against Dan Henderson , with an injured lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and also has a tear of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He sustained the injury during training in the weeks leading into the May bout. Following the win, Cormier’s name was thrown around as the next in line to fight Jon Jones for the UFC 205-pound title, but the organization opted to sign a rematch between Jones and Alexander Gustafsson for Sept
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