Stipe Miocic recaptured the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 241, but not without facing some early adversity in his rematch with Daniel Cormier.
Cormier outstruck Miocic for the majority of the first three rounds of their fight, which headlined Saturday’s card in Anaheim. In the first round, ‘DC’ took Miocic down and kept him on the ground until the round was over.
Miocic was losing on all three judges’ scorecards heading into the fourth round, but at the end of the night that ultimately didn’t matter. Miocic finished Cormier with strikes late in the fourth round to become the new champion.