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Rivalries: Daniel Cormier

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No matter what happens between now and when he rides off into the sunset, Daniel Cormier will go into the history books as a transcendent figure in mixed martial arts.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight and heavyweight titleholder used a stellar amateur wrestling career—he was a two-time NJCAA national champion at Colby Community College in Kansas, a onetime NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State University and a two-time Olympic qualifier—to MMA superstardom.