The undead have descended upon midtown Manhattan—skeletons and demons, zombies and vampires, not to mention the electrifying spectral presence of some creature that looks like Ghost Pikachu. Gliding down the shadowy sidewalks in their Halloween night’s best, these haunted souls pay no attention as an SUV slows near the Renzo Gracie jiu-jitsu studio on 30th Street and the UFC’s best pound-for-pound fighter climbs out, bleary-eyed but focused.
Sipping from a cup of coffee, rocking an Oklahoma State wrestling sweatshirt, Daniel Cormier strolls through the front doors around 11 p.m., smack on schedule for another late-night workout, three days before he will defend his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis at nearby Madison Square Garden.