Daniel Cormier inserts in a picture of hosting after Chael Sonnen failed a couple of random drug tests and tried to lie about it. He has been appointed the permanent co-host of Kenny Florian for the program - UFC Tonight. People said that it's a great step forward in his career after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing; Cormier lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma trying to figure out what's the next big fish.

"It's crazy to think what's happened," he exclaimed. "When you think of a TV station in a town of 50,000 people like Stillwater, I'm talking about public access TV. I was selling ad space and the guy came up to me and said, 'You know, Daniel, you actually do a pretty good job talking to people. Would you want to host a coach's show?' I said, 'I'll try it,' and I made a set. I took a square piece of cardboard - not actually cardboard, but like a shadow box - and we painted it the color of an international wrestling mat. We painted one the colors of Oklahoma State, one the colors of OU and another of Stillwater High School."

He added: "We sat in front of a desk, and every week, the college coaches and the high school coaches would come in and I would sit and talk to them and interview them. We had a one-hour show where we'd break down the matches from the week before and then talk to the coaches. It was called 'On the Mat with Daniel Cormier and Ethan Kyle.' It was one camera on a tripod pointed at me and Ethan. That was my TV experience prior to Fox."

This job will give Cormier a selection to withdraw when his fighting career ends, but that's not in his mind yet. Despite his enthusiasm for the job, he told to the press last Monday he's first and foremost a fighter.

He loves his television work but his fighting career he loves more.

"I'm on the cusp of something very special," Cormier said. "Januay 3 will be the culmination of a lifetime of competitive sport for me. Football, wrestling, everything I have done has led me to the MGM Grand [in Las Vegas] on Jan. 3 at UFC 182. The TV stuff is great, and I love doing it, but at the end of the day, fighting is what I do still."

"As I said before, sometimes it seemed like fighting became secondary for other guys when they made it on TV. That's not the case with me. Fighting is what I do. Fighting is what I love to do. Fighting is my present and TV is second. I love doing it, but there is more value to me sitting at that desk with the UFC championship than without it."

The UFC Tonight team is also delighted to work with the well rounded man.

"We're thrilled to have Daniel join the UFC Tonight team on a permanent basis," Steve Becker, the coordinating producer for the show admitted. "He's been working with us as an analyst and fill-in co-host for almost two years and has proven to be a natural talent in front of the camera, providing excellent insight and a fantastic personality."

(Source: Yahoo Sports)