Former two-division champion Daniel
Cormier will be enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame’s “Modern
Wing” in a ceremony later this year.
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The promotion announced Cormier’s induction during the UFC 274
broadcast on Saturday night. The ceremony will take place on
Thursday, June 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of the
UFC’s International Fight Week festivities.
“Daniel
Cormier is one of the most badass competitors of all time,”
said UFC president Dana White. “‘DC’ faced the greatest athletes in
the world on every level of wrestling and MMA. He is also the
ultimate professional. As an active fighter, he always took time
for the media, which led him to become one of the best TV analysts
in all of sports. ‘DC’ is one of the greatest ambassadors UFC has
ever had, and it’s going to be an honor to induct him into the UFC
Hall of Fame this summer.”
Cormier is one of only four athletes in UFC history to be a
simultaneous two-division champion. “DC” captured light heavyweight
gold with a submission of Anthony
Johnson at UFC 187 and he claimed the heavyweight throne with a
first-round knockout of Stipe
Miocic at UFC 226. The American Kickboxing Academy standout
retired from active competition following the second of
back-to-back losses in his trilogy with Miocic at UFC 252 in August
2020. He currently serves as an analyst for UFC events, hosts a
podcast for ESPN and is a high school wrestling coach in
California, among other duties.
Cormier, who was also the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix
champion, owns notable wins over the likes of Miocic, Johnson
(twice), Derrick
Lewis, Anderson
Silva, Alexander
Gustafsson, Dan
Henderson, Roy Nelson,
Frank
Mir, Josh Barnett
and Antonio
Silva.
“I cried [UFC Hall of Fame],” Cormier wrote on Twitter. “I am at a
loss for words. I’m sure my parents are smiling down on me right
now.”