Daniel Cormier is the former UFC Heavyweight Champion.  Cormier is the second of three fighters in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, and the first and only fighter ever to defend titles in two weight classes.  Cormier is also the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion and King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion. Cormier holds the distinction of having won a world championship belt in every promotion for which he has fought. 

Outside of the octagon, Cormier has risen to become one of the top media personalities in MMA and has appeared literally in hundreds of productions.

In 2012, Cormier appeared in six episodes of the television series MMA Uncensored Live, then in 2013 Cormier began commentating for Fox UFC, and was a regular on the tv series UFC Ulitmate Insider, appearing in a total of 11 episodes between 2013 and 2016.

In 2015, Cormier hosted an episode of the UFC Rising.

In 2016, Cormier appeared in an episode of the television series Mike & Mike, was featured in the documentary The Hurt Business and appeared in the television series Speak For Yourself.

In 2017, despite a busy fight schedule, Cormier appeared in the tv series The 3rd Degree with Minotauro Nogueira, The Herd, The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and First Things First, while providing color commentary for UFC 215, UFC 216 and UFC 217.

In 2018, Cormier appeared on the Jim Rome Show, The Rich Eisen Show, ESPN’s SportsCenter, Conan, Complex x Fuse, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Louder with Crowder and Meldoy Trice Special Events. He also provided color commentary for UFC 220 and UFC 222.

In 2019, Cormier appeared on the tv show Ridiculousness, The Science of Mortal Combat Louder with Crowder, WWE Raw, Wrestled Away: The Lee Kemp Story, Detail and E:60. He was a commentator on UFC 248 and UFC 249.

In 2020, Cormier appeared on WWE Smackdown!, 15 episodes of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show (podcast), UFC Embedded and 5 episodes of ESPN First Take. Cormier provided color commentary for UFC 248 and UFC 249.

In 2021, Cormier appeared as a color commentator on UFC on ABC for the Vettori vs. Holland bout, UFC 257, UFC 258, UFC 259, UFC 260, UFC 261, UFC 262, UFC 264, UFC 265 and UFC 266.

In 2022, Cormier appeared as a color commentator on UFC 267, UFC 268, UFC 269, UFC 270, UFC 271, UFC 274, UFC 276, UFC 277, UFC 278, UFC 279 and UFC 280.

Cormier also refereed the bout between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle at WWE Extreme Rules 2022 in October, 2022.