In the first year of the ESPYS awarding the category of “Best MMA Fighter” former Cowboy and current UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier got the nod.
On Wednesday night Daniel Cormier picked up the award over some of the biggest names in MMA. Cormier along with Israel Adesanya (Interim UFC middleweight champion), Henry Cejudo (UFC flyweight, bantamweight champion), and Amanda Nunes (UFC women’s featherweight, bantamweight champion) were the nominees.
Here is the video of @dc_mma winning the ESPY. You can see how much this means to him, and he reveals it comes at a time when both of his parents are currently in this hospital.