UFC 226 Predictions
Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier
For the first time in UFC history, the heavyweight and light heavyweight champions will square For the first time in UFC history, the heavyweight and light heavyweight champions will square off at the Octagon when Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier meet at UFC 226 in Las Vegas around the 8th July. Miocic started as a 1.33 favourite with Cormier coming back in 3.25.
Miocic, who will put his name on the line, is riding a six-fight winning streak with five victories coming by first-round knockout. The Cleveland native has put himself in heavyweight of all time with a suffocating victory over Francis Ngannou in UFC 220’s discussion. With that triumph, Miocic set the new record for consecutive heavyweight title defences at three.
Cormier is no stranger to the heavyweight division, as”DC” started his professional MMA career a perfect 13-0 at the weight class before going down to light heavyweight. Cormier has quietly put together one of the most impressive resumes in all of mixed martial arts together with wins over Anthony”Rumble” Johnson, Alexander Gustafsson and Frank Mir.
Cormier will be trying to become just the next fighter in history to maintain 2 UFC straps concurrently, joining Conor McGregor, who achieved the feat in 2016.
Both fighters have been coaching contrary to one another on this year’s TUF Undefeated. Unlike some seasons on TUF the trainer have a mutual respect for one another and there hasn’t been some alterations or anything like that so far.
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