Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier is an American former professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler, born on 20 March 1979 in Lafayette, Louisiana, who later became a color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the UFC he held both the Light Heavyweight and the Heavyweight titles, and he is the second fighter in the promotion's history to hold titles in two weight classes at once and the first to defend titles in two divisions. Before that he was a junior college champion, an NCAA Division I finalist for Oklahoma State, a six-time member of a United States world or Olympic team, a world bronze medalist and a Pan American Games gold medalist in 2003. He finished fourth in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Olympics and withdrew from the 2008 Olympics after kidney failure from cutting weight. He also won the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and the King of the Cage heavyweight title.