For the first time in UFC history, the heavyweight and heavyweight champions will square off at the Octagon when Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic meet at UFC 226 in Las Vegas on July 7.
Miocic started as a -185 favorite with Cormier coming back at +155.
Miocic, who will put his title at stake, is riding a streak with five victories. The Cleveland native has placed himself in the conversation of greatest heavyweight of all time with a victory over Francis Ngannou in UFC 220. With that triumph, Miocic place the record in the three for successive title defenses.
Cormier is no stranger to the heavyweight division, as»DC» started his professional MMA profession a perfect 13-0 at the weight class before moving down to light heavyweight. Cormier has quietly assembled one of the most impressive resumes in most of combined martial arts together with wins over Anthony»Rumble» Johnson, Alexander Gustafsson and Frank Mir.
Cormier will be trying to become only the fighter ever to hold 2 UFC belts linking Conor McGregor, who accomplished the feat in 2016.
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