In a division known for its lack of security at the top, Stipe Miocic is about as stable as it gets these days.
The Ohio-based firefighter retained his heavyweight crown in emphatic fashion in the UFC 211 headliner, as he stopped Junior dos Santos via technical knockout 2:22 into the opening round of their encounter at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Saturday night. After losing a brutal five-round battle to dos Santos in their first meeting two and a half years ago at UFC on Fox 13, Miocic cemented himself as the sport’s top big man with a much shorter night at the office.