Overview
- Speaking in a recent Alien Films Q&A, the retired two-division champion assessed the current 205-pound landscape.
- Cormier said a wrestling vacuum exists at light heavyweight and claimed that in his prime he would "feast" due to the lack of grapplers.
- He contrasted today’s field with his era, citing Jon Jones, Ryan Bader, Phil Davis and Rashad Evans as regular wrestling threats.
- He noted that leading contenders such as Magomed Ankalaev, Carlos Ulberg, Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. primarily rely on striking and prolonged stand-up exchanges.
- Cormier said he would choose Alex Pereira for the payday that comes with his star power and labeled heavyweight Jailton Almeida a "very safe" wrestling-centric matchup, with no fights announced.