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It's starting to feel like Saturday night's UFC 226 is a cursed event. Less than 24 hours after UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out of his scheduled bout with Brian Ortega, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had a scary moment in the moments after the pre-fight press conference. Check it out above.
Though it's unclear what caused the slip, DC obviously took a bad spill, hitting the stage with an audible thud. Brian Campbell of CBS Sports posted a video of the immediate aftermath on Twitter, which shows Cormier walking backstage quite gingerly:
Brian CampbellThe International Fight Week curse continues as Daniel Cormier falls from his chair and limps his way backstage after news conference.