The UFC has announced today that current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will fight heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 226. The announcement was made this evening on FS1 during the weigh in show for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night event.
Miocic will be putting his heavyweight title on the line against Cormier in what promises to be one of the biggest and most highly anticipated fights in UFC history.
As the news broke this evening, Cormier posted the following post on his instagram feed.
Prior to the highly anticipated fight headlining UFC 226 in July, both fighters will act as coaches for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated (TUF 27) with filming scheduled to begin next week.
UFC 226 is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows the UFC has ever put together and now includes two champion vs champion bouts. In addition to Cormier facing off against Miocic, current women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes is set to battle Cris Cyborg for her women’s featherweight title.
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George d’Avoine Ross Powell – not sure if you’d seen it… so the double title fights begin
Michael Cañas Matt De Gouveia Alice Hall Miocic vs Cormier and Cyborg Vs Nunes
Not sure how I feel about stipe vs Cormier ?? As good as dc looked last fight surely stipe has this ?? Cyborg and nunes though!!!
Who wins this Pedro Dowling?
I don’t think it will happen man.
Dj vs tj on the same card hopefully
Johnny Bell
Scott Moffat
Shakir Bhutta r u mad
This is an ideal matchup for catchweight tho
Mark Alvarado Javier Montano let’s go D.C.!!!
Stipe!!
LETS GO CAIN
lol this is a bit mean 😀
I’d like to see miocic give Cormier the beating he deserves. A real ? money maker would be Valasques and Comier .
Graeme Danny didn’t see this coming?? Miocic will end Cormier
Tom Heffernan Lewis Smith Steve Brigg James Hamilton James Lake Mick Kane Frankie Anderson
Get DJ vs TJ on this card and it is the craziest card ever