Daniel Cormier admits that the absence of GSP could be a big blow for UFC 206

THE RECENT ANNOUCEMENT from Georges St-Pierre about his UFC contract has got the MMA fan base talking. The former Welterweight champion was rumored to be in talks with the promotion to fight on UFC 206 card but unfortunately, the talks broke down.

Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson fight was subsequently slotted in as the main event of UFC 206, but Cormier is aware about the problems that GSP’s absence could cause.

"Financially is a ton because I know what Anthony [Johnson] and I did at UFC 187, numbers wise, and we made some money, but not what we would make if Georges St-Pierre fought. So for me it's tough, you know. I'm like, 'I hope that they get this figured out so that the fight can be as big as UFC 200” Cormier said on The Fight Network.

Cormier also commented on UFC 206 being stuck between two mammoth events like UFC 205 and UFC 207 could be a big problem.

“I fought on [UFC] 200, so I know what a big pay-per-view looks like in term of revenue, pay-per-view revenue. So I'm hoping that it gets worked out because [UFC] 205 is going to be massive, [UFC] 207 is going to be massive, with Georges St-Pierre in the middle the UFC can have three big shows back-to-back at the end of the year. I don’t know if we have done that in a really long time,” he added.

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