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UFC 252, scheduled for August 15 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, is starting to look like the kind of card that shouldn’t be missed.<\/p>\n

UFC 252 will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between the division’s reigning champion Stipe Miocic and it’s former ruler Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n

Cormier and Miocic have fought twice previously. They first met in 2018 when Cormier, then the light heavyweight champion, moved up to heavyweight division to challenge Miocic for the division’s ultimate prize. Cormier won that first contest by first-round knockout. After Cormier defended the heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis later that year, he and Miocic then rematched in 2019. That time around, Miocic evened the scored, weathering some early adversity to stop Cormier in the fourth round and reclaim the heavyweight title.<\/p>\n

Heading into his UFC 252 rematch with Miocic, Cormier has made it clear<\/a> that he intends to retire after the bout, win or lose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not be goaded into fight again after this, I\u2019m going to ride off into the sunset,” Cormier told ESPN ahead of UFC 252. “I\u2019m going to ride my old buggy like the Beverly Hillbillies into the sunset, popping and just going crazy down the road. I\u2019m going to be ready to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the game but I\u2019m really loving the commentary, I\u2019m really loving what life looks like after fighting but I have unfinished business before I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to this tie-breaking heavyweight trilogy fight, UFC 252 is expected to feature a clash between Surinamese striker Jairzinho Rozenstruik and former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos, a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba, and the UFC debut of former RIZIN bantamweight champion Manel Kape.<\/p>\n

See the fights confirmed for the UFC 252 lineup announced so far below (via MMA Mania<\/a>):<\/p>\n

UFC 252 Main Event\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

265 lbs.: UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier<\/p>\n

UFC 252 Announced Bouts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

265 lbs.: Junior Dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
\n115 lbs.: Livinha Souza vs. Ashley Yoder
\n205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
\n115 lbs.: Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba
\n135 lbs.: Rogerio Bontorin vs. Manel Kape
\n170 lbs.: Zelim Imadaev vs. Laureano Staropoli<\/p>\n

The UFC 252 main card will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The undercard will air on ESPN+ and ESPN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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