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“He Got Caught The Last Fight”- Seth Rollins Weighs in on Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic

Published 08/14/2020, 2:25 PM EDT

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Daniel Cormier is approaching the final UFC fight of his career. The coming weekend will witness Danier Cormier go up against Stipe Miocic in a historic trilogy during UFC 252’s main event.      Interestingly, he has received the support of a fellow legend from the combat sports World. WWE Superstar Seth Rollins has come out in unconditional support of the former World Champion.

Seth Rollins will put his money on Daniel Cormier for UFC 252

During a conversation with ESPN, Rollins stated that his money will be on the former Double Champion Daniel Cormier. Rollins goes on to refer to Cormier as “his boy” to show the amount of admiration he has for the UFC star.

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“He’s my boy, man. I think he got caught the last fight. I think DC will come more prepared the last time.”

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Furthermore, Seth Rollins is of the opinion that Cormier will come back much stronger. He adds that the match will be quite interesting given that it might just end with Cormier acquiring a knockout victory over Miocic.

“I think he’s gonna be in a good place and I think he’ll take the win. Whether it’s by knockout or decision, we’ll see. It’s gonna be interesting.”

In fact, this is not the first time that Seth Rollins’ support to Daniel Cormier is coming to people’s notice.

Cormier beat Stipe Miocic during UFC 226. This stunning win got even better when Seth Rollins sent a congratulatory message to Cormier, and hinted what he should do during his next match with Brock Lesnar.

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During an interview following UFC 226, Cormier revealed the message Rollins sent – “congratulations now go kick Brock’s a**.”

However, the support that Rollins is showing him does not seem like a one-sided effort.

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When Seth Rollins won at WrestleMania 31, known popularly as the “Heist of the Century”, Daniel Cormier was present at the stadium to celebrate this victory alongside the WWE Superstar.

 

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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