Cormier now plans to fight a lightheavyweight. While trying to make 205 for someone who nearly died trying to make 211 might seem terrifying, nutrition and training guru Mike Dolce says it would be no problem.

"He was banned from competing in that Olympics and he was already over there and he had such a bad weight cut that he was banned and they wouldn't allow him to compete because of that weight cut," Dolce told FightHype. "I was speaking to Daniel and we went over that entire situation and again I saw the flaws in their methods. According to his training now and what his body weight is right now, we make the adjustments that I know that I have in my arsenal and I think 205 will be easy for Daniel to where I don't know anybody in the world that would be able to stand up to him and compete against him in the weight class."

In an interview with the Brazilian site Sexto Round, Dolce explanded on the remarks.

"Daniel can be a world champion at heavyweight, but also at light heavyweight, 205," said Dolce as transcribed by MMAFighting. "Unfortunately I was not working with him when he was training and competing in the Olympics. If I was, he would have made weight, had no problem, been healthy and he probably would have been an Olympic gold medalist."