Volkan Oezdemir’s Troll Attempt On Daniel Cormier Backfires

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had no concrete plans about whom he intends to face next. This led to him taking it to the people and let fans decide via social media. In a recent tweet he sent out, Cormier noted that the verdict went to rising 205-pound star Volkan Oezdemir.

There is no date, nor a location that has been formally announced by the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) for this bout. It appears that the champion’s mind has been made up as to whom he will fight next, and Oezdemir appears to be up for the challenge.

Oezdemir attempted to troll the champion by using Luke Rockhold. However, in the end, it backfired. Keep in mind that Oezdemir trains out of Florida’s newly formed Combat Club Academy. This gym is where Rockhold has been training at in recent months.

Oezdemir stated that he has been gathering information from Rockhold about how to dethrone the champion during training sessions. Cormier quickly shut that down and indicated that the situation is actually the other way around.

“@lukerockhold we always knew he wasn’t very smart, but this seems to be working better than I could have ever imagined. They really have no clue, keep sending me the intel. Last nights report was amazing. Thanks Brother #weareaka #mybrother #day1 #insideman.”

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Cormier is coming off a knockout loss to Jon Jones at UFC 214 in July that was later overturned to a no-contest due to Jones failing a drug test. Cormier has gone on record by stating that he will not fight for the remainder of the year.

However, he does plan on fighting Oezdemir in the first quarter of 2018.