NASHVILLE – Justin Willis has no intention of fighting his teammate, Daniel Cormier , for the UFC heavyweight title, but he’ll gladly take the reins in the division once “DC” retires. Cormier (22-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) at one time set a hard retirement date for Wednesday, his 40th birthday. Injuries and big-fight opportunities have pushed back that timeline, though, but that doesn’t seem to bother Willis, a rising contender who is Cormier’s teammate at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif
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