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Daniel Cormier: I could defend light heavyweight title if I lose to Derrick Lewis at UFC 230

Daniel Cormier is still officially a UFC double-champion, despite the announcement of the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson for UFC 232. And if he ends up losing his heavyweight title to Derrick Lewis at UFC 230, “DC” says he will be back taking care of business at 205 pounds.

“If I lose to Derrick, then who is to say I don’t go, ‘Hey, I’m gonna go defend my light heavyweight title. Now you can’t take it,’” Cormier said during Friday’s UFC 230 media day (via MMA Fighting). “Maybe that adds a whole other part to the equation.