The reigning UFC light heavyweight champion was questioned about whether Lesnar could challenge the winner of Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title after UFC 226.
Cormier, of course, knows what he must get past Stipe Miocic first on July 7— the UFC’s record-breaking heavyweight titleholder — in a champion vs. champion superfight. But even still, the thought of what a Lesnar fight could mean for him continues to give Cormier “chills.”
“That thing never happens unless I get past Stipe, but just hearing out loud was like, oh my goodness,” Cormier said. “Hey, I know that when I fight Jon Jones, I make a lot of money. I know that if I was to ever fight a Brock Lesnar, I’m going to make even more money than I’ve ever made in entire life. And ultimately, championships and money is why we do this. I don’t care for all the other stuff. I want to get paid. I’m almost 40, the door’s about to close on me, so why not ride out into the sunset with a massive payday? Truckloads of money. Back up Brinks truck to Gilroy, California if you fight Brock Lesnar, I’m telling you.
“He told me last time, right? When that thing broke that he was fighting at UFC 200, I said, ‘Big Brock, is it Christmas morning in the Cormier household?’ He goes, ‘Merry Christmas, DC. You’re welcome.’ That’s what he told me. He knows that the money’s coming. When he’s on your card or if you’re fighting against him, he knows that you’re getting paid.”
Cormier, 39, announced after his UFC 220 win over Volkan Oezdemir that March 20, 2019 — the date of his 40th birthday — would be his hard date for retirement. Cormier reiterated that vow ahead of UFC on FOX 29, saying that even the lucrative call of a Lesnar fight wouldn’t be enough to keep him in the game if he had to wait any longer than March 2019.