Daniel Cormier put his heavyweight title on the line against former division champion Stipe Miocic in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 241 event.<\/p>\n
Cormier and Miocic had originally met at UFC 226 in July of 2018, with ‘DC’ emerging victorious by way of first round knockout, thus claiming the promotions<\/a> coveted heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n Most recently, Daniel Cormier (22-1 MMA) had gone on to defend his heavyweight title on one occasion, defeating Derrick Lewis by way of submission at UFC 230.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA) was returning to the Octagon for the first time since suffering his aforementioned KO loss to Cormier.<\/p>\n Prior to his title loss to ‘DC<\/a>‘, Miocic had reeled off six straight victories which included a record-setting three title defenses.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 241 headliner delivered as Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic proceeded to go to war, much to the joy of the fans in attendance.<\/p>\n ‘DC’ appeared to be getting the better of Miocic through the first two rounds, but things started to even out in round three. Then, in round four, Miocic began to find a home for a nasty left body hook which would ultimately prove to be Cormier’s undoing. <\/p>\n Stipe’s left hook opened up a hole for his right hand which he used to rock Daniel Cormier. From there, Stipe Miocic would finish the fight with ground and pound strikes.<\/p>\n Official UFC 241 Result: Stipe Miocic def. Daniel Cormier via TKO at 4:14 of Round 4<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Stipe Miocic defeating Daniel Cormier via knockout at tonight’s UFC 241 event below:<\/p>\n Damn!!!!!! What a fight. @ufc<\/a> #UFC241<\/a><\/p>\n — Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n