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Daniel Cormier Credits Wrestling for Making Him Mentally Tough

Former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier, during a recent sit-down with Megan Olivi, shared how he was introduced to wrestling and how the sport shaped him as a fighter and as a man.

The Olympic wrestler started by revealing that he and his siblings in Lafayette, Louisiana, used to wrestle in their home’s backyard on old mattresses from a very tender age.

How Daniel Cormier Turned Olympic Failure into a Hall of Fame Career
How Daniel Cormier Turned Olympic Failure into a Hall of Fame Career

Daniel Cormier then talked about the first fight he had in school with a kid named Gilbert.