UFC 226 Predictions
Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier
For the very 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 in the Octagon when Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier meet at UFC 226 in Las Vegas on the 8th July. Miocic opened as a 1.33 favorite with Cormier coming back at 3.25.
Miocic, who will put his name at stake, is riding a six-fight winning series with five victories coming by first-round knockout. The Cleveland native has put himself firmly in greatest heavyweight ever with a success over Francis Ngannou in UFC 220’s conversation. With that triumph, Miocic place the new record for successive heavyweight title defences at three.
Cormier is no stranger to the heavyweight division, as”DC” started his professional MMA profession a perfect 13-0 at the weight class before going down to light heavyweight. Cormier has quietly assembled one of the most impressive resumes in most of mixed martial arts together with wins over Anthony”Rumble” Johnson, Alexander Gustafsson and Frank Mir.
Cormier will be trying to become only the second fighter in history to hold two UFC straps concurrently, linking Conor McGregor, who accomplished the feat in 2016.
Both fighters have been training against one another with this season’s TUF Undefeated. Unlike some seasons around TUF the coach have a mutual respect for each other and there has not been some alterations or anything like that so far.
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