Tiago Beowulf was taken down and beat up for the past few months as Daniel Cormier prepared for his last MMA fight, a trilogy clash with Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight championship on Aug. 15. Beowulf also is confident enough to make a guarantee - Cormier will walk away from the sport with gold around his waist.
Cormier started his camp in April, back when the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading quickly — and still respected by authorities — that gyms around the United States were closed. Beowulf, a decorated kickboxer from Brazil, was one of the only men around DC at the time, basically holding pads for him in parking lots and hotel rooms.