- Miocic wins unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46 and 48-47)
- Cormier finishes fight despite no visibility in his left eye
Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision in a five-round bout Saturday night to win the rubber match of a fantastic trilogy between the fighters and retain his heavyweight championship at UFC 252.
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.
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Great heavyweight fight!! #UFC252 #TeamStipe #HomeTeamRep
