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Chi Lewis-Parry injures hand sparring 'tough' Daniel Cormier, pulled from GLORY 30

"Chopper," who injured his hand training with UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, says the champ is "really tough."

Chi Lewis-Parry (6-1) has been training at American Kickboxing Academy to help Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier prepare for Jon Jones, but after breaking his hand during a sparring session, "Chopper" had to withdraw from his scheduled GLORY 30 bout against Guto Inocente (30-7).

GLORY announced the news via press release on Tuesday (May 3, 2016). Lewis-Parry has been replaced by Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes for the Superfight Series co-main event scheduled to air on UFC Fight Pass on May 13th.