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Daniel Cormier: Ben Askren almost became champ ‘and he doesn’t even know how to fight’

Let it never be said that Daniel Cormier is not a brutally honest man.

The former double-champ was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani, and when the topic of accomplished wrestler-turned-fighter Ben Askrean came up he couldn’t keep a straight face. It all starts with Cormier pantomiming punches with Helwani, and a question that derails the whole thing. (Video courtesy of Jed Goodman on Twitter)

“In striking?” Cormier responds when asked if Helwani could beat Ben Askren. “You could outstrike Ben Askren?”

“Hey listen, I love Ben,” Cormier continued. “I love Ben, he’s my boy, but I mean—boy, I don’t know.