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Daniel Cormier overcame bullying by learning how to wrestle

UFC light-heavyweight title challenger Daniel Cormier reflects on his struggle with bullies at a younger age and how wrestling helped him overcome the issue.

The UFC have provided an enticing snippet of Daniel Cormier's 'Fightography' feature, which is available on Fight Pass as of today. The former Olympian discusses his life before his initiation into the combat sports realm and how getting through school was a struggle due to bullying. Other fighters have also been open about their experiences with bullying during their childhood, including Georges St-Pierre and Chris Weidman. The AKA standout opened up to the UFC:

"When I was a kid I had a bully - I think a lot of kids do, but it seemed like mine was excessive.