Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Stipe Miocic will defend his belt against light heavyweight ace Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 on July 7.
Heavyweight is arguably one of the weaker divisions in the UFC so after Miocic beat Francis Ngannou, as well victories over other top five contenders including Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum, a fight with Cormier -- who previously fought at 205 pounds -- made sense. If Miocic is successful against Cormier, he’ll have a pair of surging heavyweights in the form of Alexander Volkov and Curtis Blaydes waiting for him.