65 Facts About Daniel Cormier

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Daniel Ryan Cormier is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC.

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Daniel Cormier is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion.

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In folkstyle wrestling, Daniel Cormier was an NCAA Division I national finalist and two-time Big 12 Conference runner-up for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

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Daniel Cormier has an older brother named Joseph, a sister named Felicia, and a younger brother named Ferral.

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When Daniel Cormier was seven, his father was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day in 1986 by the father of his second wife.

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In high school at Northside High, Daniel Cormier won 3 Louisiana state championships in wrestling.

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Daniel Cormier was twice voted the most outstanding wrestler of the state tournament.

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8.

In 1995, Daniel Cormier won a bronze medal in the world championships in Greco-Roman Wrestling cadet division.

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Daniel Cormier was an all-state football player at high school in the linebacker position and had a personal best time of 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

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Daniel Cormier was offered a scholarship to play football at LSU, but declined in order to continue to pursue wrestling.

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Daniel Cormier was a member of the 2008 Olympic wrestling team for the USA, where he was named team captain but was pulled from competition due to kidney failure, brought on by excessive weight cutting.

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Daniel Cormier won a bronze medal at the 2007 competition.

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Daniel Cormier won a gold medal at the quadrennial Pan American Games in 2003.

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Daniel Cormier competed and represented the Oklahoma Slam team in the now-defunct Real Pro Wrestling league.

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Daniel Cormier is the head wrestling coach at Gilroy High School, having been appointed in the summer of 2018.

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Daniel Cormier trained with Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch, and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy.

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Daniel Cormier defeated Lucas Browne to win the XMMA Heavyweight Championship on July 31,2010.

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Two weeks later, Daniel Cormier won his second MMA title by winning the KOTC Heavyweight Championship from Tony Johnson.

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Daniel Cormier signed an eight-fight deal with the Strikeforce organization and debuted at Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs Cummings, defeating Gary Frazier by TKO.

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Daniel Cormier fought at the event Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs Mahe on March 26,2010, in Fresno, California, where he defeated John Devine by KO.

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Shortly thereafter, Daniel Cormier fought Strikeforce: Houston event on August 21,2010, defeating Jason Riley via submission at 1:02 into the fight.

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Daniel Cormier next fought Devin Cole at the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs Saffiedine event on January 7,2011, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Daniel Cormier won via unanimous decision, the first time a fight of his had gone the distance.

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Daniel Cormier was scheduled to face Shane del Rosario at Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum on June 18,2011, in Dallas, Texas, but his opponent was involved in a car accident and withdrew from the bout.

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Daniel Cormier used his striking to dominate Monson on the feet and did not allow for any takedowns, negating Monson's submission ability.

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26.

Daniel Cormier later revealed that he had broken his hand during the fight.

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Daniel Cormier faced fellow finalist Josh Barnett on May 19,2012, at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier.

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Daniel Cormier won the five-round fight by unanimous decision and became the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.

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Daniel Cormier was scheduled to fight former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir on November 3,2012, at Strikeforce: Daniel Cormier vs Mir.

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Daniel Cormier fought Dion Staring at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine on January 12,2013.

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Daniel Cormier made his promotional debut against Frank Mir on April 20,2013, at UFC on Fox 7.

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Daniel Cormier weighed in for the bout more than 20 pounds lighter than previous contests, at 224 pounds.

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Daniel Cormier was expected to face Rashad Evans at UFC 170 on February 22,2014, in his first fight at light heavyweight.

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Daniel Cormier was briefly linked to a bout with Rafael Cavalcante on July 5,2014, at UFC 175.

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Daniel Cormier was chosen as spokesperson for his new Cage Fighter signature wrestling shoe when he competed in an exhibition wrestling match against Chris Pendleton during the UFC Fan Expo.

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Daniel Cormier was expected to face UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 178 on September 27,2014, after Alexander Gustafsson was forced to withdraw due to a torn meniscus.

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At UFC 182 Daniel Cormier was defeated by Jon Jones via unanimous decision.

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Daniel Cormier was expected to face Ryan Bader on June 6,2015, at UFC Fight Night 68.

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Subsequently, Daniel Cormier was pulled from the Bader fight and replaced Jones against Anthony Johnson on May 23,2015, at UFC 187 for the vacant title.

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Daniel Cormier won the next two rounds and submitted Johnson by rear-naked choke in the third round to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion.

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Daniel Cormier faced Alexander Gustafsson on October 3,2015, at UFC 192.

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Daniel Cormier won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.

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In November 2015, Daniel Cormier stated that he had signed a new, eight-fight contract with the UFC.

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Daniel Cormier fought former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in a 3-round non-title fight at the event.

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However, on November 25,2016, Daniel Cormier withdrew from the bout due to injury.

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46.

At the weigh-in for the fight, Daniel Cormier was 1.2 pounds over the 205 pound limit for a light heavyweight championship fight: he was allowed a second weigh-in and came in at the 205 limit.

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Daniel Cormier won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

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Jones defeated Daniel Cormier, recapturing the light heavyweight championship via knockout in the third round, after a head kick and a barrage of strikes on the ground.

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Daniel Cormier tested positive for Oral Turinabol, an anabolic steroid.

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In 2018 Daniel Cormier coached opposite Stipe Miocic on season 27 of The Ultimate Fighter.

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Daniel Cormier faced Volkan Oezdemir on January 20,2018, at UFC 220.

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Daniel Cormier defeated Oezdemir via TKO in the second round.

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Daniel Cormier faced Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight championship on July 7,2018, at UFC 226.

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Daniel Cormier won the fight via knockout in the first round, becoming the second fighter to hold two titles simultaneously in the UFC.

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Daniel Cormier relinquished the light heavyweight title a day before UFC 232, with his focus solely on defending the heavyweight title, stating: "I'd rather walk away this way, than have the history books say I was stripped".

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Since the potential matchup with Brock Lesnar never materialised, with Lesnar instead opting to re-sign with the WWE, Daniel Cormier decided to fight Miocic again.

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Daniel Cormier lost the fight by unanimous decision and announced his retirement from the sport.

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Daniel Cormier was previously married to a woman named Robin.

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Daniel Cormier is a dedicated fan of the New Orleans Saints and professional wrestling.

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On October 1,2016, Daniel Cormier made his first appearance in the UFC color commentary team at UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland, Oregon.

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Daniel Cormier has been part of the regular UFC commentary team since his sport retirement in August 2020.

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On March 5,2022, Daniel Cormier was absent from the commentary team for UFC 272 as he attended the funeral of his mother.

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Daniel Cormier made his film debut in 2014, playing himself in the 2014 comedy Mantervention.

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In February 2015, Daniel Cormier starred in the video clip All About That Cake, a parody of All About That Bass, to promote the 2015 World MMA Awards.

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On October 8,2022, Daniel Cormier refereed the bout between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle at WWE Extreme Rules 2022.

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