Daniel Cormier was going to walk away when he turned 40. That was the plan. Had been for a long while. He would fight one last time, right before the big 4-0 landed in March, and then he would hang 'em up. Done. The game's busiest fighter would go home, breathe a huge sigh of contentment and spend more time with his family.
But when March rolled around, well...the timeline Cormier had crafted in his head? It was all out of whack. The uncertainty started back in November when the UFC needed a main event for UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden.