The historic UFC 226 main event concluded with the promotion’s current 205-pound champ Daniel Cormier knocking out Stipe Miocic to become the first man to ever simultaneously hold both the light heavyweight and heavyweight belts. Miocic stalled out his opponent up against the cage early in the fight, while chipping away at the legs of Cormier with knees. In open space, Cormier popped off with several stiff jabs, but also ate quite a few heavyweight combos. All of the sudden, Cormier cracked Miocic with an overhand right that dropped him, and then put him out cold with some savage ground strikes. Wowsers!
Check out Tim Burke’s play-by-play of Daniel Cormier’s destruction of Stipe Miocic:
Round 1 - Miocic walking DC down. Overhand right. Cormier trying to clinch but can’t. Cormier with an outside leg kick, Miocic with an inside leg kick. Cormier with a looping punch that lands. They get into a grappling situation. Miocic lands a couple of punches on a prone DC. Knee from Stipe in the clinch. Another knee as they separate. Cormier with a right. Miocic with a jab. Miocic pushes him back and lands a knee. Left jab and a leg kick from Cormier. Left lead elbow from Stipe. Cormier fires back. They’re going now! Inside leg kick and an...eyepoke from Cormier. Miocic doesn’t need much time though. Miocic with a right. They trade in the middle. Cormier drops Miocic in close with a right hook right on the chin! MIOCIC IS DOWN! DC lights him up on the ground! WE HAVE A NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Daniel Cormier defeated Stipe Miocic via KO (punches), round 1
Get the latest gear
