Stipe Miocic beats Daniel Cormier to retain Heavyweight title
- The two heavyweight fighters concluded their trilogy at UFC 252 in Las Vegas
- Miocic won the five-round battle by unanimous decision over Cormier
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision in Las Vegas.
The two heavyweight fighters completed their trilogy with a five-round contest that saw Miocic retain his heavyweight title.
The two fighters battled in what was perhaps the title of the greatest heavyweight in the franchise’s history.
Miocic won via unanimous decision, sweeping the scorecards 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 to retain his heavyweight title.
Cormier knocked out Miocic at UFC 226 in the first round in their 2018 bout to win the heavyweight belt. Miocic defeated Cormier last August in the rematch at UFC 241.
The winner of this bout could make an argument as the greatest heavyweight champion in UFC history. Miocic has plenty left in the tank to keep cementing his legacy as the best big man UFC has seen.
Cormier was rushed to hospital soon after the bout after suffering a vicious poke to his left eye late in the third round that sent him staggering to his corner.
The poke severely damaged Cormier’s eye and had to fight the remaining two rounds with the eye barely seeing anything.
The 41-year old is a former two-division champion and has already cemented his status as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in UFC history.
He had vowed to retire after Saturday and end a career in which 10 of his last 11 fights were fought with a championship on the line.
Cormier said he stood by his decision to retire.
