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Oklahoma State in MMA: Daniel Cormier announces retirement after loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 252

One of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time has called it a career.

Daniel Cormier announced his retirement Saturday after losing a UFC heavyweight title trilogy fight to Stipe Miocic by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) in the main event of UFC 252 in Las Vegas.

Cormier, a former Oklahoma State All-American wrestler and two-time Olympian, said he’s only interested in title fights and doesn’t see one in his future.

“I’m not interested in fighting for anything but titles. I don’t imagine there’s going to be a title in the future, so that will be it for me,” the 41-year-old Cormier said on the ESPN pay-per-view broadcast.