5 things you might not know about Daniel Cormier

#5 He’s faced serious tragedy in his personal life

Cormier is well-known as a committed family man

It’s a well-known fact that Cormier is a family man at heart – he’s married to Salina Cormier and has two children with her – a son, Daniel Jr, and a daughter named Marquita. But that isn’t the full story.

Although ‘DC’ has referred to the incident a handful of times, not all of his fans realise that over a decade ago, he faced a serious tragedy in his personal life – the death of his then-three-month-old daughter Kaedyn in an automobile accident.

Cormier was just 24 years old at the time and the tragedy put a massive strain on him – he even missed the US wrestling team trials for the 2004 Olympics, although he was eventually granted a wrestle-off with fellow competitor Dean Morrison in order to make the team.

Ever since then, Cormier has stated that everything he does in his career and personal life is for Kaedyn – who would be 15 today – and that he sees her as his “guiding force”. Perhaps that’s why ‘DC’ is now renowned as being a fighter who never gives up during even the toughest fights – witness his battles with the likes of Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson – as whatever happens to him in the cage, nothing can test him quite like the events of June 2003.