The announcement of next month’s UFC 230 headliner between champ-champ Daniel Cormier and heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis was met with mixed reactions. Heavyweight title fights tend to naturally generate some excitement, and this one happens to be between two charismatic – and, most importantly, highly victorious – fighters. The timing of it , understandably, though, gave some people pause. Two weeks ago, Lewis (20-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) left the octagon after a heroic come-from-behind win saying that he wasn’t ready for a five-round effort due to a lack of training commitment . Add to it that he has just recently started addressing lingering back issues, and questions about his conditioning in a four-week turnaround became understandable. Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), on his end, has been dealing with a hand injury stemming from his July title win over Stipe Miocic.
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