UFC middleweight Phil Hawes had to be separated from UFC legend Daniel Cormier as the pair were involved in a heated altercation.
Hawes recorded a sensational second round stoppage at UFC Austin against Cormier's long term mentee Deron Winn, after a series of damaging elbows. UFC legend Cormier then stepped in the octagon to conduct the post-fight interview after calling the fight from cageside.
He was quickly met with hostility from Hawes who was fired up after victory, shouting: “You picked the wrong pony! Yeah, you dog. You know what I’m talking about. I’ll cool off and then next week you can fight me.” Cormier quickly fired back: “I don’t pick fights. Be respectful. You didn’t beat me. I don’t pick fights. Look at what happened. Why would I want this fight? You can do it better than that, don’t do that.”
