Do note that this is coming from a decorated mixed martial artist, considered one of the best of his generation, and one who has already been inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Seemingly inspired by Cormier’s answer, Nico then revealed how it was his dream to be in the Olympics one day as well, which is why he had asked Cormier the question to begin with. The UFC commentator then revealed what made him want to compete. Cormier’s Olympic dream ‘DC’ was what you would call a late bloomer when it comes to wrestling. He only decided to take up the sport seriously and aim for the Olympics when he was 15 years old. He then worked towards his dream and achieved it. Compare that to people like Nico Lopez, who at the age of 7 already knew he wanted to compete in wrestling at the highest level, in the Olympics. So when he told Cormier about his plans to compete in the Olympics, the UFC commentator encouraged him to follow his dream. “I didn’t start thinking that till I was 15 years old. I watched Kendall Cross, and I watched Tom Brands, and I watched Kurt Angle win the ’96 Olympic games, and I thought to myself, I wanna do that one day.” After the pair finished their wholesome interview, Cormier’s competitive side came out. He thanked Nico for the interview, then quickly reminded him that he was yet to win a basketball game against him.