Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Brock Lesnar would need something of a miracle to defeat teammate Daniel Cormier should their planned heavyweight title fight come together early next year. Following Cormier’s (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) title-winning knockout of Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 in July, Lesnar (5-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) entered the octagon for a chaotic face-to-face with the heavyweight and light heavyweight champion. The pair is expected to fight early next year once Lesnar goes through his required drug-testing window with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. What would happen when Cormier and Lesnar do step in the cage, though? UFC lightweight champ Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC), who is a friend and longtime training partner of “DC” at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., said he doesn’t see how Lesnar wins the fight
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Khabib Nurmagomedov gives Brock Lesnar ‘one percent’ chance to beat Daniel Cormier – MMA Junkie