Overview

• Speaking on Club Shay Shay, Cormier said negotiations to face Lesnar after UFC 226 were close before Lesnar re-signed with WWE.
• He cited WWE’s guaranteed pay, saying Lesnar was making about $6–7 million a year and possibly up to $10 million.
• Cormier called the matchup one of the safest fights for him, arguing Lesnar would have needed takedowns and pointing to Cain Velasquez’s success against Lesnar.
• The prospective bout gained traction after Lesnar entered the cage at UFC 226 and shoved Cormier following his win over Stipe Miocic.
• With Lesnar off the table, the UFC booked Cormier to defend his heavyweight title at UFC 230 against Derrick Lewis, which Cormier won by second-round submission.