You’ve heard of the supposed “Eminem Curse,” right? That when a fighter walks out to Eminem, the chances of a loss seem to be higher than other artists’ walkout songs? But how about the “Conan Curse”? This was a thing that maybe slipped under the radar a bit, but it seems any time UFC fighters made pre-fight appearances on “Conan” with host Conan O’Brien on TBS, those fighters went on to lose their fights. UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was on with O’Brien a few weeks back to promote UFC 226 – and told the host straight up that he nearly canceled because the curse seemed to have sent Ronda Rousey down to defeat … and Miesha Tate … and Conor McGregor … and Nate Diaz … and Michael Bisping … But Cormier tested fate, anyway – and this past Saturday, he came out better for it. Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) knocked out heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC 226, which took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
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Daniel Cormier returns to Conan O’Brien to discuss breaking infamous UFC ‘Conan Curse’ – MMA Junkie