Currently, the fans of wrestling are witnessing intriguing bouts in the 2024-25 NCAA season. It has been a great start to the college campaign, but there’s a lot more that these young wrestlers have to offer. Amidst these heated bouts, Daniel Cormier, who is a UFC commentator, has stepped up to support the junior level of the sport with his connections in the UFC.

UFC 311 will be held in the city of Angels, Los Angeles, and Cormier has emerged as an angel for many aspiring wrestlers who want to make something out of the sport. He surely has pledged to help amidst the anticipated event and has also hosted a massive giveaway for the fans who not only will get a chance to witness the MMA action but will also be able to perform an act of kindness by just participating in this giveaway.

The UFC commentator’s kind act

Even though Daniel Cormier is a UFC fanatic, he owns his own wrestling club, which is known as the Daniel Cormier Wrestling Academy, located in Gilroy, California. The commentator is aware of the hype that UFC 311 will be bringing until the days leading up to the event, which is on January 18, 2025. However, using it as an opportunity, he understood the sport’s fans’ mindset, hosted a ticket giveaway, and posted details about it on his X profile.

“Guys as you know, we are always trying to raise money to help the kids and wrestling,” Cormier emphasized and added, “This fundraiser gives you an opportunity to attend UFC 311 in Los Angeles! Enter our raffle for only $10 and win a chance to go to the fights, meet me in person, free flights and hotels for two people for only $10 per ticket.”

This giveaway is a big opportunity for any UFC fan to watch one of the most anticipated sports events out there in the world for just $10 and a bit of luck on their side. Furthermore, Cormier added that those who would be participating and putting their money into this giveaway would be directly supporting the local wrestlers in Gilroy, California, as all the donations would be directed towards their betterment.

The UFC 311 is trending among the sport’s enthusiasts as it would host a major bout between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan, a rematch from their previous encounter. There are also other famous bouts to be held, such as the match between Jailton Almeida and Serghei Spivac, which is also something that MMA fans are waiting on.

Overall, this giveaway is a great initiative taken by Cormier, not only to increase the anticipation of UFC 311 but also to support the local wrestlers with the funding received from the registrations. Showering such a huge amount of support for young wrestlers is nothing new for the man who owns his own wrestling club in Gilroy. He founded the academy in 2021 with a simple vision, to give the local kids a chance at the sport, as wrestling is very popular in the town. However, even though he loves the sport, once the former UFC champion made a stern statement towards the NCAA community.

Daniel Cormier takes a dig at NCAA wrestling fans

The 45-year-old has found himself in the same seat as UFC’s top commentators, such as Joe Rogan and Jon Anik. However, once he went out of the octagon and debuted as a commentator for NCAA wrestling. While he expected this endeavor to go well, it turned out to be the opposite, as he received a huge backlash on this transition from the fans. And at a certain point, Daniel Cormier lost his cool and immediately announced himself to back out of this position, stating, “Guys I’m out. This will be my last time doing the NCAA tournament. Continue to do things the same way and stay wrestling that hasn’t changed since the 40’s. I told the general public to watch a guy told me he’d rather tear his eyes out than watch. So enjoy. I’ll finish tonight and I’m out !”

He was simply done with the constant negativity he faced from the community and was direct about his final decision. However, one fan asked him a question comparing the NCAA wrestling fans’ criticism to MMA fans’ criticism, to which he simply replied, stating, “I get paid a lot there lol.” Surely, there’s negativity in MMA too, but he’s focused on valuing the positive aspect of the sport.