Daniel Cormier criticizes Tom Aspinall for posting private UFC talk

Former UFC combatant Daniel Cormier said helium was amazed and a small aggravated with Briton Tom Aspinall for releasing their backstage speech earlier UFC 321 successful Abu Dhabi. It each happened during media time erstwhile Cormier pulled Aspinall speech and told him helium had the imaginable to regularisation the heavyweight part for a agelong time. 

During the conversation, helium besides mentioned Jailton Almeida, who helium said “doesn’t cognize however to fight.”

Aspinall included the infinitesimal successful his video blog and showed Cormier whispering successful his ear. The clip instantly went viral and didn’t look bully for “DC.” He aboriginal admitted that it was his ain responsibility for saying it, but helium didn’t similar the video being released.

“Thank you truthful overmuch for that YouTube video, Tom Aspinall,” Cormier said connected his podcast Good Guy/Bad Guy with Chael Sonnen. "I was talking to him with my microphone connected and I was talking to him astir the heavyweight division. I was trying to archer him; you mightiness beryllium successful for thing truly special. I mentioned Jailton and said helium was going to effort to wrestle, but it wasn't the astir unsafe fight. I could person enactment it better."

Cormier explained his position

"I was a spot aggravated that Tom announced it, to beryllium honest," added the erstwhile champion. "When you thin into idiosyncratic and speech quietly, that's a backstage speech that should enactment betwixt you. I thought it was being filmed for UFC Embedded, and I cognize UFC Embedded would ne'er fto a infinitesimal similar that go."

At the aforesaid event, Jailton Almeida mislaid by divided determination to Alexander Volkov. Although helium had 11 minutes of power and much takedowns, helium lone landed 9 meaningful punches successful 3 rounds — confirming what Cormier said earlier.

"Whether you accidental it jokingly oregon seriously, Jailton deserves respect and I respect him," helium said. "I felt atrocious due to the fact that he's ever been bully to maine since helium came to the UFC. I deliberation he's a large combatant and a large wrestler, helium conscionable needs to circular retired his crippled due to the fact that his wrestling is elite, but helium lacks harm and striking."