Cormier knocked out Miocic at 4:33 of the opening round to become join Conor McGregor as the only two fighters to simultaneously hold UFC belts in two weight classes.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
Two of the most powerful and aggressive heavyweights in the world stepped in the cage together for what figured to be a very short fight on the UFC 226 main card at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
Las Vegas will host two pay-per-view events and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 28 Finale in the final third of the year as part of a schedule unveiled on Saturday night.
The kickboxing star improved to 14-0 overall and 3-0 in the UFC with a dominant win over Las Vegan Brad Tavares in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 27 Finale card at Palms on Friday night.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 226 card at T-Mobile Arena, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
Light heavyweight champion will return to heavyweight to challenge Stipe Miocic for the belt in the main event of UFC 226 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion has rarely mentioned mixed martial arts or even acknowledged her career since suffering two devastating knockout losses to essentially end her days of real fighting, but used the occasion of her induction into the UFC Hall of Fame at Palms on Thursday night to show her appreciation to her fans.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Friday’s “The Ultimate Fighter” 27 Finale card at Palms, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
The last few years, UFC lightweight contender Michael Chiesa’s career largely has been defined by a series unfortunate events.
The undefeated 28-year-old kickboxing star, who racked up 12 knockout wins in his first 12 pro fights before settling for a decision win over Marvin Vettori in April, isn’t shy about proclaiming his own greatness to anyone who will listen.
Featherweight champion Max Holloway was believed to have “concussion-like symptoms” after handlers had trouble waking him Wednesday and he was pulled from Saturday’s UFC 226 title defense against Brian Ortega at T-Mobile Arena.
Top featherweight contender Brian Ortega, who will fight for a UFC title on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena as part of International Fight Week, hopes fighting four times in less than a year is just an anomaly.
Stipe Miocic has a chance to significantly bolster his legacy even more when he puts the belt on the line against light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 226 at T-Mobile Arena.
Heavyweight phenom Francis Ngannou admits he had some restless nights and was “very bitter” after his first UFC loss when he fell short in a title bout against Stipe Miocic in January.
T.J. Dillashaw set for matchup with former training partner Cody Garbrandt after proposed megafight with Demetrious Johnson fails to come together.