Daniel Cormier can see UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka ruling the division for a while. Since Jon Jones relinquished the title, the belt has changed hands three times, most recently this past Saturday when Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)  submitted Glover Teixeira in the UFC 275 headliner in Singapore. Projected to be next in line is former champ Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) and after watching Prochazka show his championship mettle, Cormier is picking him to retain his belt. “I think he’s the type of guy that could bring some stability to this weight class,” Cormier said on his ESPN show “DC & RC.” “And even looking at that celebration, it was tremendous to watch him receive that type of adulation going home , but it’s almost odd for him because he lives such a warrior’s code

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Daniel Cormier: UFC champ Jiri Prochazka ‘is going to be good for a very long time’ – MMA Junkie

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