We’re going to find out who the greatest heavyweight in UFC history is at UFC 252,

when Stipe Miocic battles Daniel Cormier for the third time for ,

the heavyweight championship from the UFC Apex.

Cormier (22-2, 1 No Nontest) struck first at UFC 226 ,

in July 2018 when he ended Miocic’s reign of terror with ,

a first-round knockout to become only the second ,

fighter in the organization to hold two titles ,

at the same time as he also the light heavyweight champion. 

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Thirteen months later at UFC 241 in August 2019,

Cormier controlled the first two and a half rounds.

Miocic (19-3) made the necessary adjustments ,,

and started ripping body shots onto Cormier.

The blows wore Cormier down and Miocic notched ,

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a fourth-round stoppage to regain the gold. 

The 41-year-old has declared that win, lose, or draw that,

UFC 252 will be the final time he steps into the Octagon.

Miocic’s stated he doesn’t want to be a footnote and vows to head back to ,

his residence of Cleveland with the belt and the distinction of the best heavyweight of all time. 

Who will hold the title of the greatest? Miocic or Cormier?

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UFC 252: MIOCIC VS. CORMIER 3 LIVE RESULTS, UPDATES

(All times Eastern.)

Round 1: A close opening stanza that was leaning towards Miocic until Cormier landed,

a hard overhand right which rocked Miocic and sent him back to the cage.

Cormier proceeded to hand a hard body kick with a few seconds remaining to steal the round. 

Cormier needs to watch out for the eye pokes as he got warned for one ,

by referee Marc Goddard halfway through the round. (Cormier 10-9)

12:17 a.m.: It is now time for the main event of UFC 252 ,

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as Stipe Miocic defends the heavyweight title against No. 1-ranked Daniel Cormier. 

Cormier (22-2, one no-contest) won the gold by first-round knockout,

at UFC 226 in July 2018. One year later at UFC 241,

Miocic (19-3) reclaimed the belt with a fourth-round stoppage. 

Now we are here. Cormier says win, lose or draw and that’s it.

Miocic wants to send him out with a loss and be known ,

as the greatest heavyweight in not just UFC but MMA history.

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MARLON VERA UPSETS SEAN O’MALLEY

12:02 a.m.: Vera def. O’Malley by TKO at 4:40 of the first round. 

The tide of the fight changed when O’Malley went for a faint and severely hurt his right ankle.

O’Malley never was the same and Vera took advantage by attacking the right leg with leg kicks.

He sent O’Malley to the canvas and landed a hard left hand followed by a sharp left elbow.

That was all referee Herb Dean needed to see and stopped the fight. 

Dean made the right call in stopping it. O’Malley,

who went off on a stretcher, was injured and in no shape to continue.

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Give Vera credit because he did win but would like to see a rematch when O’Malley is healthy,

as he was winning the opening round until the injury occurred. 

Vera has now won six of his last seven fights.

11:47 p.m.: It’s time for the co-main event of UFC 252 as No.

14-ranked Sean O’Malley faces off with Marlon Vera in bantamweight action.

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O’Malley (12-0) comes off a knockout win over former title challenger Eddie Wineland ,

at UFC 250. Vera (15-6-1) has won five of his last six.

O’Malley is a rising star in the sport with a rocket ship attached to his back. 

This is O’Malley’s toughest test to date? Can Vera derail ,

the hype train or does “The Suga Show” continue?

JARZINHO ROZENSTRUIK BLASTS THROUGH JUNIOR DOS SANTOS

11:35 p.m.: Rozenstruik def. Dos Santos by TKO at 3:47 of the second round. 

After a kickboxing session in the opening round,

Rozenstruik made sure things didn’t go to the third round.

Dos Santos clipped Rozeenstruik with a left hook,

but Rozenstruik blasted the former heavyweight champion ,

with a check left uppercut followed by two right hands to send him to the canvas.

A couple of hard shots sent Dos Santos packing,

and got Rozenstruik back on track as he reinserted himself as a force in the division.

A hard loss for Dos Santos as he’s now lost three consecutive bouts.

He’s 36 years old with nothing left to prove.

It’s time to consider hanging up the gloves.

 

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11:30 p.m.: Hopefully not too many people bet on this fight ending in,

the first round because we are shockingly heading into round two.

11:22 p.m.: Coming up next at UFC 252, No. 5-ranked Junior Dos Santos squares off against ,

No. 6-ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik in heavyweight action.

Dos Santos (21-7), a former heavyweight champion,

is in desperate need of a win, losing by stoppage.

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Rozenstruik (10-1) suffered the first defeat of his career in his last time out,

losing to Francis Ngannou in 20 seconds at UFC 249. 

Can Dos Santos got back on track and how does Rozenstruik rebound from his first-ever loss?

Like the previous bout, don’t blink as it isn’t going to last long.

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DANIEL PINEDA STOPS GILBERT BURNS TO CONTINUE DOMINANT RUN

11:11 p.m.: Pineda def. Burns by TKO at 4:37 of the second round.

 Pineda controlled the action from the opening bell.

He showed great striking with improved groundwork ,

and it showed in the second round when he got Burns back down to the mat.

He got into side control and secured a crucifix position and just poured down ,

the brutal ground and pound shots to get the stoppage win.

Such a fantastic story. Pineda was out of the UFC for over six years. He got the call from ,

UFC officials two weeks ago and had to cut 27 pounds ,

at that time. That’s what dreams are made of.

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Pineda fought through a ton of adversity to get ,

back into the UFC and the hard work paid off at UFC 252.

11:00 p.m.: Pineda taught Burns a lesson for missing weight in the first round.

He dominated for the majority of the round on the mat.

Let’s see if Burns can overcome some adversity.

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10:55 p.m.: Up next at UFC 252, Herbert Burns faces Daniel Pineda in featherweight action.

Burns (11-2) missed weight by an absurd 3.5 pounds. When he makes weight,

he’s a force to be reckoned with as he has nine wins ,

by stoppage with eight of those coming by submission.

Pineda (26-13, two no-contests) comes in 4-0 (2 No Contests) in his last six outings.

In an amazing stat, Pineda’s won every fight by stoppage (8 KOs, 18 submissions).

I wouldn’t get up from my couch as you would be likely to miss a finish.

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MERAB DVALISHVILI OVERPOWERS JOHN

DODSON TO EXTEND WIN STREAK TO FIVE

10:37 p.m.: Dvalishvili def Dodson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). 

A dominant performance from Dvalishvili.

He controlled Dodson at his own game and outstruck him. And when he wanted too,

Dvalishvili took Dodson down to the mat to secure his fifth consecutive win.

The bantamweight division is starting to become a premier weight class,

and Dvalishvili is starting to enter the conversation as an elite guy at 135 pounds.

For Dodson, he needs to seriously consider dropping back to flyweight.

Dvalishvill looked to be at least 20 pounds heavier than Dodson,