Daniel Cormier responds to Derrick Lewis' surprising "sc*mbag" comment: "I was pretty hard on him"

Given that Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis have a history of targeting one another, it seems their conflict has resurfaced. Following Lewis' scathing comments directed at him, Cormier recently shared his perspective.

For context, Lewis was asked about his next possible opponent during the UFC Edmonton media day. In response, 'The Black Beast' named Cormier and expressed his desire for a rematch with his former foe. The 39-year-old took a dig at the Hall of Famer, saying:

''Probably DC. Because that one still doesn't sit right with me, man. Do people really like DC like that? C'mon, man. I told DC to his face that he's a piece of sh*t. He's a piece of sh*t sc*mbag, man. F**k DC."

Lewis had the following response when questioned about why he called out Cormier:

''He knows why. DC knows why. Everyone knows why- he disrespected Popeyes chicken, but other than that, he's a piece of sh*t."

Check out Derrick Lewis' comments below (10:02):

During the recent episode of The Ariel Helwani Show, Cormier had a phone conversation with the MMA journalist about Lewis' harsh remarks and explained his side of the story, saying:

''I haven't seen him [Lewis] for a while but I was pretty hard on him about retiring because he had lost a couple fights and I was kind of telling the truth and he seemed mad at me. But I haven't seen him, I'm going to see him this weekend...he might be a little pi**ed at me maybe because of the way I talked about him.''

Check out Daniel Cormier's comments below (5:23):

Cormier, who took up commentating duties following his retirement, was referring to the time he suggested Lewis retire following the latter's loss against Serghei Spivac, which was his third consecutive defeat.

As for their contest, Lewis challenged Cormier for the heavyweight title at UFC 230 in 2018 and suffered a second-round submission defeat at the hands of 'DC'.

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Derrick Lewis previews Jhonata Diniz clash at UFC Edmonton

Derrick Lewis is scheduled to face Jhonata Diniz in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton. The UFC Fight Night event will take place this Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada.

In the aforementioned UFC Edmonton media day, Lewis gave his take on Diniz's kickboxing prowess, saying:

''I watch a little some of his [Diniz] fights, he's a good guy, good fighter and nothing I haven't seen before.'' [3:17]

Notably, Lewis holds the record for most knockouts in UFC history with 15 KOs.