Daniel Cormier remains on UFC 170 card, faces Patrick Cummins in new co-main event

It's been a mad scramble to keep Daniel Cormier on UFC 170 instead of keeping him off the card altogether. At first it was believed that the UFC would re-book Cormier against the currently injured Rashad Evans for UFC 172, but instead Cormier will make his LHW debut against two-time All-American wrestler Patrick Cummins.

"@ufc: We have a fight!! @DC_MMA will face @OfficialDurkin at #UFC170!" IT'S ON!!!! Been a long time coming

— Patrick Cummins (@OfficialDurkin) February 13, 2014

Cummins holds a pro record of 4-0, albeit against completely outmatched competition, and has served as a training partner for the likes of King Mo, Jason Miller, and Cormier himself. His highest achievement in NCAA wrestling was a 2004 national runner-up placing in the heavyweight division. Here's UFC president Dana White's thoughts on Cummins (via MMAFighting), as well as Cummins' claims that he "broke" Cormier in training:

"I heard about this kid Patrick Cummins before," UFC president Dana White told MMAFighting.com. "The thing that's interesting about this kid is that he was the training partner of Daniel Cormier and claims that he made Cormier cry when they would train together. Not only did he say that, he said he broke him every time, and he said he would break him again next Saturday."

Cormier vs. Cummins is now the new co-main event, so Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia will not be bumped up as originally planned if they couldn't find a replacement for Cormier in time for next week's event.

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