Miocic (20-3) swept the scorecards 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 to stake his claim as perhaps the greatest heavyweight in UFC history. Miocic tagged Cormier with a vicious poke to his left eye late in the third round that sent the challenger staggering to his corner. Jon Jones, the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, tried to stir the pot on social media by teasing a challenge to Miocic. Cormier knocked out Miocic at UFC 226 in the first round in their 2018 bout to win the heavyweight belt. “Great heavyweight fight!!

Source: Fox News August 16, 2020 13:07 UTC