Seventeen months have passed since the last time Daniel Cormier defended his UFC light heavyweight title. That’s a long time for a champion who, at age 38, was already far closer to the end of his fighting career than the beginning. Throw in the fact that Cormier was forced to overcome two injuries during that span, and suddenly it’s worth wondering whether the Cormier who will show up in Buffalo for UFC 210 is a lesser version of the man who defeated Anthony Johnson the first time around back in 2015.
But Cormier isn’t buying it.