Daniel Cormier knows the promotional aspect of the fight game as well as anyone, so if you’re going to come at the UFC light heavyweight champion, you better not miss. Volkan Oezdemir (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who is expected to next challenge Cormier (19-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) for the 205-pound belt, learned that the hard way over the weekend. He attempted to troll “DC” by using his good friend and training partner Luke Rockhold (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) against him, but in the end it backfired. Oezdemir trains out of Florida’s newly formed Combat Club academy. Rockhold has been training at the facility intermediately in recent months, meaning he’s shared the gym who is likely to next face his American Kickboxing Academy teammate Cormier. Related Alexander Gustafsson will wait for Daniel Cormier-Volkan Oezdemir winner, picks 'DC' to retain According to Oezdemir, he’s been gathering intel from Rockhold about how to dethrone the champion during training sessions.
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Volkan Oezdemir’s attempt to troll UFC champ Daniel Cormier kind of backfired – MMA Junkie