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‘You’re going down!’ – Daniel Cormier couldn’t look at fellow Hall of Famer after UFC 311 announcement
Daniel Cormier is ready to get one over on Chael Sonnen in The Ultimate Fighter. It was announced midway through UFC 311 that Cormier would join Sonnen as a brand-new coach for the 33rd season of the reality TV show. UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California was incredible Islam Makhachev defended his UFC lightweight title in the main eventGETTY UFC 311 witnessed both Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili defend their respective titles in very different fashions. Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano in the first round during his headline clash, while Dvalishvili earned a hard-fought victory over Umar Nurmagomedov after five rounds in the co-main event. ‘You always want people that are going to be to add value,” UFC President Dana White told the media at UFC 311’s post-fight press conference. “And be able to teach these kids that come in something new. Both those guys [Cormier and Sonnen] are great, plus I’m sure they’ll both be great TV too.” The main card has just got underway when UFC commentator Jon Anik, alongside Joe Rogan and Cormier, made The Ultimate Fighter announcement. “You don’t even want to look at Chael Sonnen,” he said as Cormier hilariously turned his back on his long-term friend Sonnen when he joined the live broadcast. Cormier and Sonnen are co-hosts of ESPN MMA‘s Good Guy / Bad Guy podcast, and regularly join forces to discuss the latest UFC news. “Your coaches for the upcoming 33rd season of The Ultimate Fighter are going to be UFC Hall of Famers Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen,” Anik continued. “I guess I’ll be watching.” Cormier responded: “It’s about time they put the real MVP back,” before going back and forth in an exchange that left Rogan in and Anik in stitches. Cormier couldn’t look at Sonnen when he joined the broadcast at UFC 311TNT SPORTS UFC 311 main card results UFC 311 was the promotion's first pay-per-view event of 2025 Islam Makhachev defeated Renato Moicano via submission (D’arce choke) – Round 1 Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill via TKO (strikes) – Round 3 Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac via TKO (punches) – Round 1 Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1 “I’m going to lay the smack down on you,” he added. “You’re going down. It’s team good guy, team bad guy, and the bad guys are going down, Chael. Sonnen responded: “Daniel will find out like 51 men before him why you should never p*** off a gangster. “I’m going to kick this dude’s butt, man.” Cormier then replied with allegations that he had offered Sonnen a fighter after he won season 27 of The Ultimate Fighter when he battled UFC veteran Stipe Miocic over three bout. “What? Is that a rumor you’re spreading?” Sonnen jokingly responded. Dvalishvili beat Nurmagomedov in the co-main event at UFC 311 “That is not true. I was juiced up, trained up. I was prepared. I got licensed up. “I should have been put in there with three men. I’d bring more men if I had to. I would never back down!” Season 32 of TUF witnessed Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso coach their respective sides ahead of UFC 306, which resulted in the former win back her flyweight title from the latter. Elsewhere at UFC 311, Reinier de Ridder expertly submitted Kevin Holland on the main card. Meanwhile, Raoni Barcelos picked up a shocking victory as the biggest undercard on the card against rising bantamweight Payton Talbott.
Daniel Cormier is ready to get one over on Chael Sonnen in The Ultimate Fighter.
It was announced midway through UFC 311 that Cormier would join Sonnen as a brand-new coach for the 33rd season of the reality TV show.
UFC 311 witnessed both Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili defend their respective titles in very different fashions.
Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano in the first round during his headline clash, while Dvalishvili earned a hard-fought victory over Umar Nurmagomedov after five rounds in the co-main event.
‘You always want people that are going to be to add value,” UFC President Dana White told the media at UFC 311’s post-fight press conference.
“And be able to teach these kids that come in something new. Both those guys [Cormier and Sonnen] are great, plus I’m sure they’ll both be great TV too.”
The main card has just got underway when UFC commentator Jon Anik, alongside Joe Rogan and Cormier, made The Ultimate Fighter announcement.
“You don’t even want to look at Chael Sonnen,” he said as Cormier hilariously turned his back on his long-term friend Sonnen when he joined the live broadcast.
Cormier and Sonnen are co-hosts of ESPN MMA‘s Good Guy / Bad Guy podcast, and regularly join forces to discuss the latest UFC news.
“Your coaches for the upcoming 33rd season of The Ultimate Fighter are going to be UFC Hall of Famers Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen,” Anik continued.
“I guess I’ll be watching.”
Cormier responded: “It’s about time they put the real MVP back,” before going back and forth in an exchange that left Rogan in and Anik in stitches.
UFC 311 main card results
UFC 311 was the promotion's first pay-per-view event of 2025
- Islam Makhachev defeated Renato Moicano via submission (D’arce choke) – Round 1
- Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision
- Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill via TKO (strikes) – Round 3
- Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac via TKO (punches) – Round 1
- Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1
“I’m going to lay the smack down on you,” he added.
“You’re going down. It’s team good guy, team bad guy, and the bad guys are going down, Chael.
Sonnen responded: “Daniel will find out like 51 men before him why you should never p*** off a gangster.
“I’m going to kick this dude’s butt, man.”
Cormier then replied with allegations that he had offered Sonnen a fighter after he won season 27 of The Ultimate Fighter when he battled UFC veteran Stipe Miocic over three bout.
“What? Is that a rumor you’re spreading?” Sonnen jokingly responded.
“That is not true. I was juiced up, trained up. I was prepared. I got licensed up.
“I should have been put in there with three men. I’d bring more men if I had to. I would never back down!”
Season 32 of TUF witnessed Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso coach their respective sides ahead of UFC 306, which resulted in the former win back her flyweight title from the latter.
Elsewhere at UFC 311, Reinier de Ridder expertly submitted Kevin Holland on the main card.
Meanwhile, Raoni Barcelos picked up a shocking victory as the biggest undercard on the card against rising bantamweight Payton Talbott.
