Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson 1 Highlights (Cormier Becomes Champion)

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UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held on May 23, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between then-champion Jon Jones and top contender Anthony Johnson. However on April 28, following Jones' hit-and-run incident, the UFC decided to strip him of the title and suspend him indefinitely. He was replaced by the previous title challenger Daniel Cormier, who was scheduled to face Ryan Bader in the main event of UFC Fight Night 68.
On the heels of relentless grappling and outstanding conditioning, Daniel Cormier practically obliterated Anthony "Rumble" Johnson en route to capturing the light heavyweight title via a third-round rear-naked choke.
Cormier's constant pressure, persistence, and ability to overwhelm Johnson were the main things we will remember from this title fight.
Johnson was able to land in fashion when Cormier gave him the distance, but he just didn't do enough in close quarters to ward off DC's wrestling.
Rumble's inability to push Cormier off him on the ground was also significant in this fight, which was a by-product of sapped energy and inferior technique.
All in all, the Olympian followed his cut-and-dried game plan to repel one of the best power punchers in the history of the sport.
But after he claimed the title with a rear-naked choke in the third round, Cormier delivered perhaps his biggest shot.
"I have a message for one man," Cormier said during his postfight interview with Joe Rogan. "Jon Jones, get your [expletive] together. I'm waiting for you."

[@xivinca]

Even in Defeat, Rumble put a belt on DC- The man was beyond the ring.

[@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zb]

Like Kevin Randleman did with Randy Couture, may God rest both of Kevin and Rumble souls

[@billj4525]

@@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zb I still can't believe Rumble passed. He looked so strong and healthy. He definitely didn't look like the kind of guy that would pass anytime soon at all, crazy. That said, RIP to Rumble, an amazing man and fighter.

[@D9flow17]

💥💥💥💥

[@Garsonbimp]

Rip Rumble. One of the most under appreciated fighters in the sport

[@Advjjcd]

But it’s à cream, RIP

[@fostersstubbyasmr9557]

100%

[@lorjin007]

I was expecting him to defeat DC, that time. R.I.P

[@ryanthomas9306]

During his prime, he was one of the most feared fighters

[@michelemaltoni3685]

R.I.P

[@alymbekdzhanybekuulu99]

A lot of elite fighters didn't have a chance to fight for the title because these two warriors stopped them.

[@aduriteking2155]

Rip rumble

[@andrique1]

Yep between jones,dc,rumble,and guss the lhw division was on lock 🔒

[@Batman2StaticShock]

Jones,DC,Rumble,Gustafson,Glover we’re the Fabulous 5 of the LHW division. Besides that it’s always been the weakest, even more than Fly Weight

[@flavioguilherme6146]

Cover só ganhou a luta por que lutou abraçado se vai pra trocar ação de calibre conta calibre ele toma

[@JordonTheo]

Other than the late 2000's...there was a small period where it was stacked. Man, if Rumble had DC's work ethic and wrestling, the sky was the limit.

[@junkremovers5825]

Rip Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, I was completely shocked to hear of his passing as so many of us were. I was always inspired by your class act inside and out of the ring, you are a legend in your own right and i hope your spirit flies high in Gods light. Condolences to the family friends trainers and associates all around, GOD BLESS~~~

[@Tee-OhBee]

A class act wouldn’t beat his girlfriend and mother to his children multiple times

[@stephendasher8991]

I still can't believe he's gone. One of my earliest memories of watching UFC on TV was rumbles debut fight. He came in and looked like a pitbull and he fought like one. We were the same age. Shared the same bday. Undoubtedly one of the most underrated fighters ever and one of my all time favorites. R.I.P Rumble. Thank you for the memories

[@GgCashh451]

1:13 Who breaks from a clinch with a head kick? Rumble was a savage RIP 🪦

[@siarmadillo9147]

Pretty classy of rumble to put the belt on Cormier 👍

[@Dare-Knight]

Who cares .

[@pulloutpadawan420]

@@Dare-Knight people who value sportsmanship and respect but ig that’s all just cringe to you huh

[@Dare-Knight]

@@pulloutpadawan420 There is no sportsmanship in taking the soul of your opponent, there is only adrenaline

[@sirbrettvonbrettinger2730]

@@Dare-Knight you never fought in a ring or cage you Basementwarrior

[@Dare-Knight]

@@sirbrettvonbrettinger2730 Lol, diaperwarrior 🤡

[@philip230884]

How dcs head took that punishment is beyond human.

[@breakdancerQ]

Rumble's power is unreal. The fact that punch still had that much impact even when DC was moving away from it was ridicilous!

[@macp1355]

I remember rumble at middleweight. That man was a monster no matter the class

[@PrideNverDie]

I remember when he was at welterweight. Don't know how he made the weight.

[@IMCODY2494]

@@PrideNverDie RIGHT

[@stankout]

@@PrideNverDie well i think he ate food.

[@ayatollahlevi9286]

4:09 the fight IQ of DC to take rumbles back like that was unreal

[@aarron4449]

A fighter I would always root for ☝️💙

[@thedon3346]

Rumble put the belt on DC. That dude was in a class of his own. Great man, great sportsmanship. He knew DC earned that, because he was throwing some power at that boy lol. Hell of a fight. I never knew Rumble put the belt on him. Thats too legendary.

[@Exitwounds666]

RIP Rumble ⚘️Legend of UFC forever

[@lephtovermeet]

Rumble vs Jones is the one fight I wish we could have seen.

[@rasheedmiller9301]

Why, Jones would’ve ran through him

[@dabberattacker9558]

@@rasheedmiller9301 fr lol. Big fan of hella ppl in the LHW division but it’s bs to say JBJ woudlnt destroy most of then

[@slicingonions4398]

DC vs Jones not on steroids is one fight I wish we could have seen

[@slicingonions4398]

@@dabberattacker9558 ya juicing really helped jbj during his fights

[@gibgibbo5738]

@@slicingonions4398 they all do roids. Roids didn’t make jon jones skill set so sharp he’s a genetic masterpiece

[@MMAallday67]

Rest in Peace Rumble. By all accounts he was a gentle giant.

[@francinocasieri5073]

Look up his personal history

[@Askyfullofeyes]

One of the best fights in UFC history. Good job with the quick cut.

[@twig2950]

Daniel Cormier is top 5 one of the best to ever do it.

[@danieljoyce4015]

Amazing person too!

[@Max-wd6og]

No top 10 though

[@zachmartinez6260]

Honestly some would make the argument that hes even top 3.Only one guy was able to really beat him and he is considered the greatest fighter.Dc is easily in the upper echelons

[@borklaser7291]

@@zachmartinez6260 Stipe two

[@jamesmaillet9354]

To what..cheat??

[@ShortyMcvay517]

In both fights cormier knew he couldn't stand up with Johnson. Not a lot of dudes could 🤘🥺🙏

[@SOLYTE_TV]

Rest in peace brother!

[@luciocrasso]

tu canal es excelente pones lo mejor de las peleas..

[@alperyldrm6385]

with just one punch he threw DC to the other side of the octagon, what wild fighter he was.

[@albshkup]

I remember Rumble coach was very angry on him!!!! He was yelling and saying separate and don’t try to take DC down!

[@donthitachaldoup]

That was the 2nd fight

[@MT-gk1xf]

Looking back at this in Hindsight rumble gassed out quickly because he was fighting an illness knowing or unknowingly. R.I.P….. Anthony Johnson!!

[@catchwreck928]

Agreed just imagine if rumble had no illnesses

[@xyzmediaandentertainment8313]

His illness showed up many years later from this fight

[@catchwreck928]

@@xyzmediaandentertainment8313 nah whith cancer its always there bro.

[@MT-gk1xf]

@@xyzmediaandentertainment8313 you should read my comment thoroughly, I said knowing or unknowingly. What ever killed him was brewing in his body, that’s the reason for the time lapse in between fights.

[@aarongardiner8184]

The weight cuts early in his career didn’t help either

[@luisselby7041]

Rumble Johnson is a monster and classy guy..

[@Mike-ts1kh]

dc is the monster only 5 foot 10

[@BoogiemanGamingHD]

@@Mike-ts1kh dc was terrified at rumble hands

[@Asdfgadv33423]

@@BoogiemanGamingHD Still fought him and won

[@aarron4449]

Rip legend 💙

[@mosezmcg3712]

Man went to war in the ring the minute it ended he was your friend absolute legend

[@CrazyhorseDK]

Rest easy Rumble man you were fun to watch

[@Hystable]

They were built different in that era

[@shehuarc2964]

If cormier was same size as Jones I doubt Jones would have a chance against cormier

[@demetriussmith9234]

He out wrestled him no matter how tall dc is. And dc definitely weighs more he makes 205 then go pig out to get his weight back before the fight

[@josiahgonzalez942]

@@demetriussmith9234 ? That rematch showed how = they are in grappling until he kicked DCs head of course. But the grappling in that fight was crazy equal

[@MrRickjitsu]

Class act all the way... condolences to all his family and friends. 😓 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@puckloki873]

rumble asking dana if he could put on the belt shows what sort of a man he is/was. I didnt know much about him but man oh man are we paying attention now. why do some of us wait so late to give people their flowers

[@sajidkhan-ei4gw]

rip😢 antony

[@mortezanaimi3942]

Rumble was my favourite character back when I used to play ufc on Xbox :’( Rest in peace king

[@mnrk6861]

Rip rumble one of the pioneers.🙏

[@2217251]

I don't care what anybody says , in this exact moment in time johnson had the best chance of beating Jones more than anybody else.

[@JoneRC27]

So powerfull that ragdolled

[@christopheryoung194]

We miss u Rumble

[@Alex-ne1xj]

RIP rumble underrated but a beast and a legend! Great fight btw🙏🏽💯

[@JG-dt2ub]

Wish Daniel learned more and threw more kicks...... rip rumble your a true champion in and out of the ring condolences to your family and friends. You will be missed rumble

[@Chris-bc4hb]

R.I.P. Rumble. I came just to watch him put the belt on DC again. The world truly lost a great human being

[@WalkeeTalkeeMan]

What a classy act from Rumble putting the belt himself on cormier

[@abhijitbhattacharjee7138]

Cormier at 205 was a mini dynamite

[@jasiahtucker9482]

Rip💯

[@Luckygun6513]

Then he became 255

[@breadispain]

DC gets mad respect for beating Rumble not once but twice. JBJ was ducking Rumble it seems

[@Frankcohle]

God bless this guy’s family.

[@javierameh9449]

RIP Rumble

[@RideR-SAM65]

Dc has balls to deal with these beasts

[@magickmike6510]

Sounds like Rogan is on helium

[@eddyeddy9296]

Rumble would have been a beast at heavyweight. Rest in Peace Rumble!

[@finchh1688]

Can’t believe rumble is gone 🥺🥺😢😢 Such a nice guy and one hell of a fighter! Absolute beast! RIP big fella 🙏🙏

[@shivfloyd]

Lol woman beater

[@squirreljumper120]

Rip big dog great fighter amazing man !!!!!!

[@GMan-cv9ig]

In this era you got points for hugging

[@HolyArmor]

Rumble is a animal. God bless his humble soul

[@Stick_Chronic]

Idk how dc managed to slay this beast twice

[@thomasglorius5730]

comeback rumble u got the power

[@AlanGonzalez-ev6ur]

hes in bellator

[@thomasglorius5730]

@@AlanGonzalez-ev6ur yes I know thanks

[@2005Azm]

Rip Rumble Johnson! You will be missed!

[@wasabi5338]

i know DC is short for a LHW, but he is still massive, and Rumble sents him flying with that punch. Unreal power. RIP

[@adamnunez2260]

R.I.P

[@JohMartin37]

Godbless your soul Anthony

[@ryanantonellis1335]

This was a fight. A real fight

[@MultiKavar]

God take good persons. Rest in peace Anthony

[@inSaNe_44]

Both true Legends ! 💪 🍻 🎉

[@patrick.4814]

Rip 🙏 Anthony

[@Downey-2000]

Rumble and rampage would have been a bad ass fight.

[@20puskinas1992]

My money on Rumble. Rumble was just fastest and most explosive lhw. Striking machine.

[@betterthanyou8618]

I think he'd get a boxing match. I got rumble by decision.

[@elijahlogan7347]

Whoever lands first going night night 😂

[@princemackymissingpiece9809]

Rumble, his cardio was on test

[@timwoytula5416]

We will miss him ! Rest in peace rubble

[@МолдобекУсенов]

Daniel,goodforyou!youarethebest!

[@rosendomendozaquispe733]

Cormier es muy fuerte, está en su peso natural. Anthony es liviano para este peso, viene de categorías más ligeras

[@darkNovaskar]

Bruh rumble hit 290 after he retired

[@rubenrodriguez5020]

@@darkNovaskar Anthony fought at 170

[@darkNovaskar]

@@rubenrodriguez5020 I know Sherlock I'm saying he told several interviewers when he retired temporarily he had hit 290 pounds

[@ancalagon129]

Dude Daniel Cormier es peso pesado

[@khutsotaylor6460]

2:43 I think DC was trying do what Cain Velasquez did to Bigfoot silva in the first fight

[@Darkclouds666.]

R.i.P Ant 💯 hell of a fighter. Got my respect

[@speedyflash8]

Damn, Cormier looking pretty lean here.

[@jasiahtucker9482]

Rip💯

[@LEONARDO-vj2fn]

Rip Legend Anthony Johnson mma fans will miss u😭😭

[@chrish8487]

Still a shame we didn't get to see Rumble vs Jones.

[@andrique1]

We all know who wins that

[@PK-sc2vn]

@@andrique1 who?

[@borklaser7291]

@@PK-sc2vn jones easily

[@TheClaremountPrefects]

@@andrique1 we know Anthony Johnson wins

[@veggiezombie]

Still crazy that rumble fought at welterweight!

[@cirodecristo3276]

Rapaz todo golpe do Jhonson é uma bomba.

[@karthikayyappa6439]

Miss you sir all are ❤️❤️😪😪

[@slicingonions4398]

There was like 4 differ3nt times DC was ready to fight jones and then jones would come up hot for steroids because he was to scared to face him normally who knows if DC would have won one of those times then their second fight he was still hot so became no contest. You think he just happened to not be juicing the first fight? Nope he for sure was when they were more lenient about it

[@kcjones7735]

Cali in the Building, I like Rumble he’s I think the ONLY UFC fighter to move up in weight class💯💯💯🍻

[@nordic85_55]

If that 0.36 bomb landed,cormier sleeped well👊😄

[@user-jf6ec3or2b]

O cara deu o pescoço duas vezes. Inacreditável

[@juanluisvegazapats4520]

Increíble como dc podía con estas bestias

[@tanvirhossain3807]

Rip rumble

[@fullmoon__]

Rockhold in the end hurting his hand

[@silverblack5475]

Rumble was a scary dude, cormier proved his toughness in this fight , lot of guys dont get up from that bomb.

[@deangoings]

Daniel could have been even better if he had gotten in better shape.

[@magnetmac1]

DC was in shape (fight shape). He couldn't have gotten gotten any better than the best his talent offered.

[@joshray239]

I have to say that people think that because one man is muscular and the other one is more on the chubby side doesn't really matter when you are in shape that is from the inside of your body and out too so he can have more stamina then that one who is in shape he is considered in shape because he is in shape because of his form but it's like someone who is trying to look good and get there body a certain way compared to someone who is training to get better and stronger and improve on every aspect of the game and his body but this is prime example of who is the better man and stronger and just is not ever going to be built like him but that doesn't mean he is not in shape if you know what I'm saying he might never have a body like him but everyone is built different, people think if you work out that you are going to have a body like that not everyone is going to be built like that some people do work out more than others and the one who works The hardest sometimes is not the one who is the most ripped in shape one so lesson learned

[@botondbakos5954]

@@joshray239 Daniel was muscular, he was just not that lean

[@99BiggBacc]

Are you kidding me dean 🤣

[@99BiggBacc]

He's in the best shape of his life come on bro 🙂

[@o.ko.k7550]

DANIEL CORMIER BIG RESPECT - HE WON VS ANTHONYJOHNSON WOW - DC IS THE BIGGEST FIGHTER HE WIN ALSO WHEN I REMEMBER VS JOHN JOHNSON ALSO

[@ahmedololadeyusuf9008]

Johnson was truly a champ, he submissively put the belt on DANIEL C.

[@joshray239]

He could have been in the Best shape at the time and couldn't get any more in shape you know there is a limit, but I say that you should always improve on everything but I say he was in the Best shape he can be in right there at the time

[@vuhmie]

5:03 respect

[@oosvaldo1496]

If rumble dont have heart he will be the goat. Yall know what i mean mate. R.i.p rumble

[@vickybaath5244]

But dc was failed in front of rumble boxing

[@josiahgonzalez942]

This is MMA you boxing casual

[@ambi.randaheadkickcomesbac4664]

ND rumble failed DC wrestler

[@olijames7321]

RIP Rumble! Pure class bro! You are missed!

[@sethgreenwell6565]

Rumbled BLASTED DC

[@yashwanthks9072]

Rest In Peace Rumble😢

[@Delow811]

RIP Rumbles

[@guto7625]

Lá e cá, Lá e cá! Bela luta!

[@narayantimilsina3517]

Rumble was really humble

[@rigigara6545]

Though Ramble lost the fight it was very much satisfying to see DC down in round 1 with a punch on his temple. It looked like as if some heavy good is been thrown from top.

[@ambi.randaheadkickcomesbac4664]

ND even more satisfying see DC pick a win. Took the shot like a man

[@duddelove9229]

He made DC do a belly flop in round one