Champ Daniel Cormier says his main reason for signing up for WrestleMania 35 gossip: WWE legends Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin set to appear is to help make his UFC title fight with Brock Lesnar happen.
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Lesnar has been expected to try and snatch the Heavyweight title off him, though as yet the fight fans all want to see hasn't happened.
Cormier is expected to call it quits within the next twelve months - and a career in commentary could be around the corner.
Now he has spoken to ESPN's Sports Center following UFC's show in Nashville.
When quizzed on the next defence of his title he said there was only one man he wants to face and he even hinted at a WWE appearance in the process.
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“I don’t have a fight exactly scheduled yet but I’ve got my eyes on Brock Lesnar,” said Cormier.
“I may go to WWE’s Wrestlemania and I may go cost him his title over there so he can hurry up and get to the UFC so I can beat him here.”
But Lesnar is not the only option on the table for Cormier - and now fans are playing the waiting game.
One man backing the match-up is UFC president Dana White who thinks this is a battle nobody would want to miss.
“Brock Lesnar is doing his thing with WWE," White told UFC reporter Megan Olivi.
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"But one of the things about Brock Lesnar is, when that guy is ready to fight, he is not shy. He will call me and let me know.
"And to be honest with you, I am hoping to hear from that guy this summer.
“I think both guys really want it, Cormier wants it bad,” White added. “I know Cormier wants it bad, and Brock wants it bad.
"So when two fighters want to fight each other as bad as these two do, I think it’s going to happen.”
