The UFC’s International Fight Week curse had already reared its ugly head, but it seems the MMA gods take particular pleasure in toying with our emotions. First, concussion-like symptoms removed featherweight champion Max Holloway from a title bout with Brian Ortega. Then, not even a full 24 hours later, it was 205-pound champ Daniel Cormier ’s (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) turn to give us a collective scare during Thursday’s press conference for his UFC 226 headliner with Stipe Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC). As he got up from the table, Cormier tripped on a speaker and took a bad spill, sending those present at the press conference and MMA Twitter into a bit of a frenzy (video above) . Now, this is when regular people would probably look at it and think, “What’s the big deal about a dude who eats knees and elbows from other dudes tripping?” Oh, how it must be to go through life without the emotional scars of an MMA fan. via GIPHY But those of us who have been left at the mercy of the MMA gods before know their wrath can manifest itself in mysterious ways.
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