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“Rest in Heaven”: UFC World Saddened as Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier Pays Tribute to His “Momma Bear”

Published 03/01/2023, 10:00 AM EST

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The world knows Daniel Cormier for the tough and successful fighter he is. DC has achieved quite a number of remarkable victories in his career. The retired UFC fighter was a two-divisional champion who now serves as a commentator for the promotion. He began his professional fighting career in 2009 and fought until 2020. During that time, he held both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles.

The Hall of Famer has mentioned several times how his family’s support helped him achieve all of his great success in life. However, his family is now incomplete, as his mother is no more. Cormier shared a deep connection with his mother, Audrey Cormier. On the first anniversary of his mother’s death, he took to Instagram to express how much he misses her.

Daniel Cormier’s heart-touching note for his mother on her first death anniversary

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On the first death anniversary of Audrey Cormier, Cormier posted pictures of his mother and wrote, “We lost you a year ago today Momma, I think about you constantly and I’ll never stop missing you. Rest in heaven Momma #audreycormier #mymomma“.

After coming across the heart-touching Instagram post, members of the UFC community expressed their grief over Cormier‘s loss.

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Here is how the UFC community consoled Daniel Cormier 

The UFC commentator Jon Anik commented “champ” under the post. As a fellow UFC commentator, Anik made certain that he console DC.

The retired UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold wrote “Momma Bear.”

The UFC’s welterweight fighter, Belal Muhammad, also commented on the photo. He added some hand-folding emojis along with a love emoji out of respect for his mother.

The former UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, reacted to the post with folded hands as a tribute to DC’s late mother.

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The modern UFC’s first female commentator, Laura Sanko, too, reacted with the folded hands emoji.

The UFC flyweight fighter Matt Schnell commented, “Much Love Champ,” in order to comfort DC.

The retired American MMA fighter, Mick Swick, reacted with a folded hand emoji.

The comment section under the post was filled with members of the UFC community who wanted to comfort DC when he was trying to overcome a big personal loss.

Daniel Cormier expressed his grief through an Instagram post

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When DC’s mother passed away on March 1, 2022, he took to Instagram and wrote a heartfelt message in tribute to his “Momma Bear.” He wrote, “cherished every hug, mom; we saw some great things and had great times. Now you get to rest and be with dad.”

He added, “You touched so many lives, and everyone that knew you were better for it. You were the foundation of this family, and you will be greatly missed.” I was lucky to have parents like you and dad.

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He also wrote about how much he loved her for being the wonderful mother she was.

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