Daniel Cormier shocked the mixed martial arts world tonight in Las Vegas by knocking out Stipe Miocic in the very first-round to claim the UFC’s coveted heavyweight title.<\/p>\n
Cormier was able to catch Miocic with a big right hand that sent the Cleveland native crashing to the canvas. From there, Cormier would deliver some brutal ground and pound that eventually put Stipe to sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the win, Daniel Cormier joined a group of fellow octagon legends in Randy Couture, BJ Penn, Conor McGregor and Georges St-Pierre as the only fighters to have ever captured UFC titles in two different weight classes.<\/p>\n Following his historic victory, Cormier called out former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar who just so happened to be in attendance at T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n Cormier and Lesnar would engage in some trash talk, as well as some pushing and shoving<\/a>, and are now slated to square off at a yet to be determined event later this year.<\/p>\n Here is how the pros reacted to Daniel Cormier’s sensational UFC 226<\/a> win, as well as his encounter with Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/CubSwanson\/status\/1015814382507343872<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEREALPUNK\/status\/1015814390036160512<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilMagny\/status\/1015814397401485312<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/RothwellFighter\/status\/1015814588699414528<\/p>\n .@dc_mma<\/a> is the goat. Undefeated 2 division champ! 21-0! ufc226<\/p>\n — Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) July 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n