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Dana White Discusses Current Status of Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Cormier, Says Daniel Cormier Is Dealing With an Injury

December 8, 2018 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

Speaking to reporters in a media scrum this week ahead of UFC 231, UFC President Dana White was asked about the progress for getting a deal for Brock Lesnar to fight again in the UFC. Lesnar was previously set up to face Daniel Cormier after he won the UFC heavyweight title with Stipe Miocic. However, the bout has not yet been finalized.

Two roadblocks to making the fight are an injury for Daniel Cormier and a new deal for Brock Lesnar to fight in the UFC. Below are some highlights and a video clip from the scrum (transcript via WrestlingInc.com).

Dana White on Brock Lesnar’s UFC status: “Yeah, I dunno. One of the guys I met with during PR told me that he had heard Brock Lesnar sign a bunch of new WWE deals. … I got s— to do this week. I’m not focused on Brock Lesnar this week, you know what I mean? If I needed to talk to Brock, I’d pick up [the phone] and call him when I needed to.”

White on Daniel Cormier dealing with an injury: “Daniel Cormier is hurt, so it doesn’t matter right now. If you guys knew how much s— I have to do in a day, okay. [Laughs] I’m not working on stuff I need to work on later. I’m working on stuff that needs to be done now. Daniel’s hurt, he’s out for awhile. I don’t know what Brock is doing, but as Daniel starts to get better and we start looking at dates Cormier might defend his title, I’ll be calling Brock or somebody at 205 [Light Heavyweight division]. Daniel tells me he still wants to fight at 205, he wants to fight there.”