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Published 16:01 15 Oct 2017 BST
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"So we’re on air and Rogan goes 'is that staph?'" Cormier said during a recent episode of the Talk & Talker podcast.
"And somebody in my ear, I don’t know who it is, goes 'don’t say nothing.' And I was like 'What the hell? Do I address this, or do I not say anything?' "So I was like 'it is.' I couldn’t help myself. I go 'it is staph.' Because it’s big and red, and raised up."
Staph is a serious issue for fighters and can prove very debilitating.
After the fight, Lee confirmed that he had been suffering from the skin condition which is typically picked up in grappling sessions.
"I tried my best to hide it," Lee said. "You know, it’s a big event, a lot has been happening with the UFC, these last couple events and I wasn’t going to let nobody down. "I worked my whole life for this, it was like a culmination of things. But I’m not going to let this stop me."The fact that Lee had been allowed to compete when he was clearly not well raised certain questions about the pre-fight medical checks but Nevada State Athletic Commissison executive director Bob Bennett insisted that Lee was deemed to be in fighting shape last weekend.
"My lead ringside physician found Lee medically fit to fight," Bennett told MMAFighting. "He was examined by our lead ringside physician, along with another ringside physician. Both felt he was medically fit to fight."
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