WWE video highlights: Daniel Cormier, Matt Riddle, Ronda Rousey give off UFC vibe at Extreme Rules

The WWE’s 2022 Extreme Rules event had plenty of MMA vibes Saturday in Philadelphia.

In the main event, UFC Hall of Famer and former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, now a mainstay as an analyst, was the special guest referee for a Fight Pit matchup between former UFC fighter Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins.

And if that wasn’t enough intrigue for the average MMA fan to cross over for a night, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was on the card – and recaptured a title.

Cormier officiated the main event that saw Riddle and Rollins, who have been feuding for months, locked inside the Fight Pit, which differs from the traditional WWE steel cage in that it has no exit door. Riddle, who fought in the UFC from 2008-2013, submitted Rollins in the headliner.

Cormier’s job for the night got interesting at times, though, when he had to get physical with Rollins.

“It was amazing,” Cormier said in a backstage interview with WWE after the match. “Those guys fought. You knew that a rivalry like that needed an ending like that – something very true, something that cannot be questioned. And Matt Riddle got it done. It was tremendous being inside the Fight Pit.

“I had to put (Rollins) in his place, because he’s been disrespectful. He grabbed me as I’m checking on Matt Riddle. But I said that I would be fair. I thought I was that tonight. I came here to do a job, and I thought I did that job to the best of my ability.”

Below, see the MMA vibes you missed if you didn’t tune into Extreme Rules.

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