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DANA WHITE reckons Daniel Cormier is lying and will NOT retire after UFC 252.
Cormier, 41, has clearly stated in the run up to his fight against Stipe Miocic, 37, that it will be the last time he steps into the octagon.
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Regardless of the result, Cormier is looking to leave the fight game after a decorated career.
He was adamant about his plans in a pre-fight press conference but organisation president White disagreed.
White told ESPN: "No, it’s not [Cormier’s final fight].
"No, it’s not. It’s obviously going to depend on how the fight plays out on Saturday night.
"If Cormier wins in spectacular fashion, this will not be his last fight.
"And knowing him the way that I do, if he loses, then it will be, ‘I can’t go out like this.’
"You know me: When people start talk about retiring, I think they should.
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"Stipe, who people were saying is probably going to retire after this, too, but he squashed that tonight, I don’t think either one of them should retire.
"They’re two of the best in the world, and they still have a lot left in them.
"But we’ll see. We’ll see how the fight goes on Saturday.”
UFC 252 is being held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday and there is plenty on the line.
The historic trilogy fight is set to crown the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time, according to both White and Cormier.
Despite the high stakes, Cormier is full of confidence and already believes he is in the GOAT conversation.
He told : "I believe this fight is to crown the best heavyweight fighter of all time.
"But I do believe that any time they make a short list of guys they consider the greatest fighters of all time, I have to be in the conversation."
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The veteran American won the pair's first fight via stoppage in July 2018.
But Miocic exacted revenge last August after stopping Cormier in round four, leaving the trilogy nicely poised.
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