LAS VEGAS — The way Daniel Cormier sees it, no matter what happens he’ll be leaving Madison Square Garden with a UFC title next month.
Cormier will defend his heavyweight belt against Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in New York. He is also the current light heavyweight champion, but will be stripped of the title at UFC 232 when Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson meet for the undisputed gold.
In Cormier’s mind, though, he is only being stripped because he has no current plans to defend the 205-pound belt.