Undefeated Strikeforce heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier knows a thing or two about fighting. A two-time Olympian who not only competed for the United States wrestling team in the 2004 games, but was also the team captain in the 2008 games, Cormier also knows what’s it like to be subjected to random blood and urine testing conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Currently training for the biggest fight of his career, a September 10 showdown with Antonio “BigFoot” Silva in the semi-finals of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, mixed martial artist Cormier took time out of his busy schedule to share his thoughts on the biggest fight in boxing and the hurdle preventing it from happening.
ON ARUM NOT WANTING USADA TO HANDLE PACQUIAO DRUG TESTING:
“To me, Bob Arum’s statements about USADA make no sense unless they are worried about something. Why would they [USADA] try to make it look like Manny Pacquiao is on PEDs if he isn’t? USADA has no stake in Floyd Mayweather Jr. USADA doesn’t care if Floyd Mayweather would lose a fight. I don’t think there is an issue of bias at all and it makes no sense at all. When we wrestled in the Olympic Games, everybody was tested under USADA and no one has ever complained if the testing was reputable or not. I have never heard of a guy who is allowed to make money, compete, or gain citizenship in the United States complain about our testing or doping system. That has to be some of the weirdest stuff I have heard in a long time (laughing).”
