Daniel Cormier Credits Wrestling for Making Him Mentally Tough

Daniel CormierFormer 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 CareerDaniel Cormier then talked about the first fight he had in school with a kid named Gilbert. He added that Gilbert would beat him all the time, and initially, “DC” didn’t fight the bully back. However, once Cormier learned how to wrestle, he ‘kicked Gilbert’s…