Daniel Cormier, UFC commentator, former two-division champion, and freshly crowned Hall of Famer, had very few controversies in his illustrious career. A controversial weigh-in at UFC 210 saw DC seemingly leaning on a towel to reduce his weight on the scale, allowing him to defend his title. Although the former champ champ has remained silent on the issue until now, when presented with a podium at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony, DC took the moment to come clean.
“Guys, I want to tell you something because I feel like right now is the time to be completely transparent. I think I may have grabbed the towel in Buffalo.
DC Comes Clean Over “Towel Gate”
I walked to the back after missing weight by 1.2 pounds. It was 1.2. I tried to give it up, guys. Trust me, I tried to give it up. I had a pound to lose. They even went and called my wife to try and get me back in the tub. I said no way, this s*** is over. She told me ‘Daniel, just take a hot bath.’ I go, it’s not that simple.
I walk back, [my coach] he goes ‘DC, do you remember the old wrestling trick?’ I said, can you stand behind me? Because there’s two — you can put your hands behind you and your person can lift you up. He said, ‘No, it’s the towel one.’”
Daniel Cormier took the situation in good humor, joking about the absurdity of the situation, and pointing out how bizarre it was that nobody else noticed the sneaky trick.
“Do you understand the level of ridiculousness that has to happen in order for that to work? I looked down and I could not believe my luck. I am a lucky guy. Even when I would lose, the belt would just somehow come back to me. I was like, I’m a lucky guy.
So I look down and the commissioner’s on the floor looking at the scale. There’s a second lady and I look down — she’s right next to him, so I grab the towel and I’m like, ‘S*** we’re home free.’ [Marc] Ratner, I know I would never get you like that, but in New York, first time, you know what it is. It is what it is.”
Daniel Cormier enters the UFC Hall of Fame as a titan of the sport. How do you feel about “towelgate”? Let us know in the comments.
