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Victorious Daniel Cormier moving on to monstrous Brock Lesnar as Jon Jones still haunts

NEW YORK - Daniel Cormier manhandled a sizable heavyweight challenger Saturday, and his reward is a more imposing man, former UFC and current WWE champion Brock Lesnar.

"Can you imagine the visual? Me versus Brock Lesnar?" the generously listed 5-foot-11 Cormier said of the massive 6-3 Lesnar. "I'm here to test myself. Brock Lesnar is a test."

In the afterglow of submitting second-ranked contender Derrick Lewis by rear naked chokehold in the second round of Saturday's UFC 230 main event at Madison Square Garden, Cormier (22-1) said he plans next

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