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The Louisiana native relinquished the 205lbs title to his bitter rival Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 214, the promotion’s 22nd card of the year.

Cormier’s run as light-heavyweight champ, which began in May 2015, came to an end in emphatic fashion.

Thirty-eight-year-old ‘DC’ suffered a devastating third-round KO loss to Jones, who was successful in his bid to reclaim the title he was stripped of in April 2015.

In the eyes of many, Cormier’s loss to Jones called into question the legitimacy of reign as light-heavyweight champion, which began in Jones’ absence.

The manner of Cormier’s second loss to Jones, the second of his mixed martial arts career, has led many to believe the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner could hang up his gloves.

Cormier, who also moonlights as a commentator for the UFC, has yet to announce if he intends to carry on fighting or not.

According to his good friend and coach Javier Mendez, the Olympian is currently weighing up his options.

“I’ve been in contact with him every day, he’s fine,” Mendez, the head coach at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, told Starsport.

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“He’s at crossroads like every great fighter, you know? Do they continue (or not)? But I’ve got a funny feeling we haven’t seen the end of Daniel, not in the fight world.

"He’s still going to be commentating and he’s still going to involved as a coach at AKA. He’s the greatest wrestling coach that I’ve ever experienced.

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“So he’s going to be in my life until I’m done. So I haven’t seen the last Daniel.

“But as a fighter, that’s on Daniel. But I think the world hasn’t seen the last of him either.”

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Should Cormier opt to hang up his gloves, he will do so having lost two two of his 21 professional mixed martial arts fights.