No Holds Barred: Daniel Cormier, 1-0 in MMA

Monday, 12 October 2009

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with
Daniel Cormier (http://twitter.com/Cormier2009/), the two-time U.S.
Olympic freestyle wrestler who was victorious in his mixed martial
arts debut September 25 with a second-round TKO over Gary Frazier on a
Strikeforce card in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

While fighting professionally in mixed martial arts may be new to
Daniel, competing in combat sports certainly is not. We discussed how
his extensive wrestling experience prepared him for this fight, both
in terms of technique and also entering a cage for this fight (http://
v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTIxNzg5MDI0.html). We analyzed the fight
itself, and what lessons he drew from it. We also commented on the
recent World Wrestling Championships, and the overall disappointing
performance by the American wrestlers at it. We learned of his desire
to return to the mat for several upcoming major freestyle wrestling
tournaments, while also preparing to fight again before this year is
over. Among many other topics, he also told us about the coming launch
of a Team Thirsty web site with Mo Lawal, Shawn Bunch, and Rashad
Evans. And we concluded our lengthy interview with some comments about
the upcoming Showtime super middleweight boxing tournament.

So there you have it: mixed martial arts, wrestling, and boxing, all
with Daniel Cormier, and only on No Holds Barred.

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Thanks, Eddie Goldman
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