Imagine if Daniel Cormier pulled out of his scheduled heavyweight title fight against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 on the day of the event?
Now, imagine he pulled out because he threw his back out sneezing.
Sounds made up, right?
Well, this scenario almost became a reality, according to the UFC’s double champ.
“Sometimes I go into the octagon, and I hear in the build-up, ‘When is this guy going to get old?’” Cormier said during UFC 230’s post-fight press conference. “It could happen overnight. I thought it happened this morning when I sneezed, and I slipped my back out.