UFC legend Daniel Cormier shared some sad personal news on Saturday as he announced that his father, Percy Benoit, lost his battle with cancer and passed away Saturday.
DC, who’s one of the best humans in the fight game, shared this emotional tribute to his dad, who he called his “hero”:
Today I lost my hero to cancer, my father was the bravest, strongest, hardest working and most caring person I’ve ever known. Always the life of the party and made everyone he ever came in contact with feel good. I never could have imagined we would be going through this right now. All the lessons I wanna try and pass along I learned from my dad. You know its about the legacy we leave behind and my dads legacy will be one of just a great person, loving husband and father and friend to everyone. If you’ve ever met Percy Benoit you’re better for it. We were able to see some amazing things pops and I hope you enjoyed the ride, I only wanted to make you proud. I love you pop, you were the strenght of this family, now you get to rest. No more pain. Love you Dad #rip#cancersucks
Here’s the Instagram post that DC shared, which shows some great moments that he had with his dad:
RIP, Percy Benoit.
