Olympic team captain Daniel Cormier to MMA
U.S. Olympic wrestling team captain Daniel Cormier announces move to MMA Yet another high-profile amateur wrestler is heading to the…
U.S. Olympic wrestling team captain Daniel Cormier announces move to MMA
Yet another high-profile amateur wrestler is heading to the world of mixed martial arts.
Daniel Cormier, a two-time Olympian and the U.S. squad’s 2008 Olympic team captain, was a two-time JUCO national champion and NCAA Division I runner-up at Oklahoma State University in 2001.
Cormier, who will train with other collegiate-wrestling champions such as Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck at American Kickboxing Academy, is expected to compete in the light-heavyweight division upon his MMA debut.
While many fighters compete in relative obscurity early in their careers, Cormier is likely to follow in the footsteps of former amateur wrestling champions such as Ben Askren and “King” Mo Lawal and garner immediate attention.