UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier is an upcoming MMA event produced by UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). This event is set to take place on 7th July 2018. This event is scheduled to take place in the T-Mobile Arena, located in Paradise, Nevada. In the main event fight, UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic takes on UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier. Since Heavyweight title is on the line, Cormier looks to become the second fighter to hold two titles at the same time.
Promotion: UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
Date: 7th July 2018
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC 226 Main Event
In the main event fight, UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic takes on UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier. Since Heavyweight title is on the line, Cormier looks to become the second fighter to hold two titles at the same time. This champion vs champion fight is likely to get a lot of attention. The fight will also get some attention due to the impending retirement of Cormier.
| STIPE MIOCIC | VS | DANIEL CORMIER |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES | COUNTRY | UNITED STATES |
| 18-2-0 | RECORD | 20-1-0, 1NC |
| 72% | KO/TKO | 45% |
| 6% | SUB | 20% |
| 22% | DEC | 35% |
| 76 in | HEIGHT | 71 in |
| 240 lbs | WEIGHT | 205 lbs |
| 80 in | REACH | 72 in |
| 39 in | LEG REACH | 41 in |
| SIGNIFICANT STRIKES | ||
| 4.75 | LANDED PER MINUTE | 3.84 |
| 51.9% | ACCURACY | 49.17% |
| 2.88 | ABSORBED P/M | 2.47 |
| 63.49% | DEFENSE | 58.13% |
| GRAPPLING | ||
| 2.35 | TAKEDOWN AVERAGE | 1.89 |
| 37.1% | TAKEDOWN ACCURACY | 42.03% |
| 75% | TAKEDOWNS DEFENDED | 80.65% |
| 000 | SUBMISSION AVERAGE | 0.46 |
Other Fights on the Card
A Featherweight Championship fight between champion Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and challenger Brian Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is also scheduled for UFC 226. A Heavyweight fight between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis is also scheduled for this event. A Welterweight fight is also announced for the event between Medeiros (15-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and Perry (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC).
UFC 226 Fight card
Check out the table below for the complete fight card.
| Weight class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | vs. | Daniel Cormier |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | vs. | Brian Ortega |
| Bantamweight | Raphael Assunção | vs. | Rob Font |
| Light Heavyweight | Gökhan Saki | vs. | Khalil Rountree Jr. |
| Welterweight | Yancy Medeiros | vs. | Mike Perry |
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | vs. | Derrick Lewis |
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