Boxing World Champion Left Heartbroken After Learning UFC Legend Daniel Cormier’s Devastating Past Tragedy

Twenty-seven-year-old Sutton-born Sunny Edwards successfully defended his IBF Flyweight title from Nicaraguan Felix Alvarado’s challenge. It was his third title defense. Reportedly he is eyeing a bout against WBC’s Super Flyweight title holder Jesse Rodriguez. Other match-ups include the WBA Flyweight champion from Ukraine, Artem Dalakian, and the WBC Flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez.

While he awaits his turn for the next giant leap, Edwards, quite popular on social media platforms, especially Twitter, makes it a point to share inspiring and exciting stories with nearly 70k followers. Some ten days ago, he touched base with one of the burning issues of recent times. He discussed the disturbing pattern of violence-laden videos circuiting across Twitter.

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The video that he shared today early morning saddened not only him but many others as well. Initially shared by Twitter handle @stiff_jab_, the minute-long TikTok clip had Daniel Cormier talking about the tragic accident that took away the life of his three-month-old daughter in 2003.

Cormier recalled, “There was an accident on the highway and……that three people were injured, but there was only one fatality, and it was her. Just some guy being irresponsible. Not paying attention. The baby is strapped in exactly as she’s supposed to be….She dies at the scene. We buried Kaedyn in Killeen, Texas…”

Later, watching his daughter’s small casket, thoughts pierced his heart as to why “..stuff like that just keeps happening.”

Sunny Edwards found it simply heart-wrenching.

While nearly 28k have viewed the video, the post has received over 70k views.

Daniel Cormier, a journey to prominence in the UFC through personal tragedies

Born on March 20, 1979, in Lafayette, Louisiana, Daniel Cormier, with a strong background in wrestling, met with outstanding success as an amateur. In 2009, he started his professional journey as a mixed martial artist with Xtreme MMA. Later, he switched to Strikeforce before joining the UFC in 2013, debuting against Frank Mir. On May 23, 2015, he became the UFC Light Heavyweight champion and three years later topped it with the Heavyweight title when he knocked out Stipe Miocic on July 7, 2018.

But few know that Cormier had to pay a heavy price to reach where he wanted to be. First, his father was a victim of homicide way back in 1986. Then, five years after his daughter’s demise, ‘DC’ himself went through a debilitating medical issue that could have killed him.

Thus despite severe personal setbacks, Daniel Cormier battled through and stands today among the greatest fighters in UFC’s history.

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