The UFC crowned its second “champ champ” as Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic of the first round of UFC 226 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
After a lackluster affair in the UFC 226 co-main event, Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier were looked upon to cap off an otherwise exciting night of fights. With former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar watching from the crowd, Cormier, the UFC light heavyweight champion, was looking to claim the heavyweight title from Miocic, and become the promotion’s second-ever simultaneous dual-weight champion.
Miocic might have been the best heavyweight champion in UFC history. Yet to Cormier, that mattered not. The former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner and UFC 205lb king was a little slow getting going, but he hit home when it counted. Coming out of a clinch, Cormier cracked Miocic with a punch, dropping him. Stipe Miocic hit the floor, and just a few more strikes finished him off. The ref waved it off, and Daniel Cormier was the new ‘champ champ’ in the UFC. An insane turn of events, going from Jon Jones defeating him for the title, only for DC to have it returned as Jones failed his drug tests, then defending the light heavyweight title against Volkan Oezdemir and now capturing heavyweight gold.
DC called out Lesnar following the fight, which led to a shoving match. There’ll be plenty of reaction to that, but let’s see the pros react to D.C’s history making win!
It's about to go down!! @ufc
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) July 8, 2018
The Superfight starts NOW!#UFC226 pic.twitter.com/rVM7Ibcdi1
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
History made!@DC_MMA knocks out Miocic at #UFC226! pic.twitter.com/arvbKXKVuN
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 8, 2018
DC is a Superhero 😳 #UFC226
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 8, 2018
OMG!!!!!!! Cormier just KO'd Stipe!!!!!!! #ufc226 pic.twitter.com/fAmiMxxxt4
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2018
Shut uuuupppp!!!!!!!!! #ufc226
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) July 8, 2018
DC!! DC!! DC!! @dc_mma @ufc @danawhite
— Robin Black (@robinblackmma) July 8, 2018
Wowww man unbelievable…Cormier is the man. Jon Jones is pissedddddddd
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 8, 2018
Champ Champ #UFC226
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) July 8, 2018
Holy shit DC those short arms come in handy! #UFC226
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) July 8, 2018
— Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) July 8, 2018
It was the wrestler punch-off-the-clinch break that Hendo did against Shogun that dropped stiple!!! #ufc226
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) July 8, 2018
DC gets his moment and gets it by KO
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 8, 2018
DC @dc_mma is gonna stay at Heavyweight. Good fight !
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) July 8, 2018
Fuck man.
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 8, 2018
🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 #UFC226
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 8, 2018
Wow! Unreal. This sport never fails to amaze me. #UFC226
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 8, 2018
DC!!!!!!!!!! You did it man!!! Congratulations!! @dc_mma #Lafayette @ufc
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 8, 2018
OH. MY. GOD!!!!!
The new Champ Champ has arrived!! Can we call DC one of the best to ever do it now? 🐐
Congrats DC and team on making history tonight 👏🏻👏🏻 #UFC226
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 8, 2018
Wow!!! #ufc226
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) July 8, 2018
Wow congrats @dc_mma!! Legend status @ufc
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) July 8, 2018
DC!!!!!!!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 8, 2018
DC is the man! Amazing!!!! #UFC226
— Tatiana Suarez (@TSPMMA115) July 8, 2018
Congratulations @dc_mma!!!!
— Kajan Johnson (@IamRagin) July 8, 2018
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) July 8, 2018
Champ Champ @dc_mma https://t.co/cDuU9fjIdY
— Cris Cyborg #CyborgNation (@criscyborg) July 8, 2018
Congratulations Legend @dc_mma
Light heavyweight and Heavyweight @ufc Champion.
Thank you for motivation captain. #простоБомба #Кормье @ Makhachkala https://t.co/AHtnMXWycs— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) July 8, 2018
