Daniel Cormier has two people in mind to put the BMF belt around the UFC 318 winner.
Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) on Saturday (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
For the inaugural BMF title fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz at UFC 244, it was “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson who wrapped the belt around the victorious Masvidal’s waist. For the second BMF title fight between Justin Gaethje and Poirier at UFC 291, it was Masvidal. For the third and most recent one, Mark Coleman wrapped the belt around Holloway’s waist after he knocked out Gaethje at UFC 300.
This time, Cormier has a specific name for both Poirier and Holloway should they emerge victorious.
“If Lil Wayne is walking him out, Lil Wayne should walk out there and put the belt on Dustin Poirier,” Cormier said on “Good Guy/Bad Guy” with Chael Sonnen. “I think Lil Wayne should do it.”
As for Holloway, Cormier went with a more sentimental choice.
“It’s kind of like personal because I watched the disappointment of the last fight. I’d let his wife do it because they’re so close, and she means so much,” Cormier continued. “I would let Max’s wife do it because I saw how sad they were after the last fight. It’s not just Max fighting. It’s his entire team, his entire family. I would let his wife do it because of how much it means to the family, or I’d let his son do it. I’d let his wife or his son do it.”
