Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier to referee upcoming WWE grudge match

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier will serve as special guest referee for an upcoming WWE match between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle, the latter of whom previously fought in the UFC. The law has been called in, and I will enforce it with every part of myself to the fullest extent.” Riddle previously competed in the UFC between 2008 and 2013, fighting at welterweight and compiling a 7-3 record – while Meanwhile, Cormier, 43, retired from mixed martial arts in August 2020 after suffering a second straight loss to Stipe Miocic. Prior to those defeats, Cormier knocked out Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title and become just the fourth ever UFC fighter to hold two titles at once – following in the footsteps of Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes and Henry Cejudo. The former Olympic wrestler then lost the heavyweight gold to Miocic in the pair’s rematch and failed to regain it in their trilogy bout – the final fight of Cormier’s pro MMA career.