It will be champion against champion at UFC 226 with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic set to to fight it out for the heavyweight belt.
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The fight will take place on July 7 in Las Vegas following the filming of reality tv show The Ultimate Fighter which has lined up both fighters to serve as head coaches.
Both Cormier and Miocic claimed wins at UFC 220 in Boston last week.
Should Cormier defeat Miocic he'll become the second fighter in UFC history, after Conor McGregor, to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight classes.
#dreamchaser #ufc226 #twoweightchamp #legend #gangstashit let’s go!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/QqrmG0uZG4
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) January 26, 2018
Cormier is undefeated fighting in the heavyweight division (13-0) but has lost once in the light heavyweight division, while Miocic has an overall record of 18-2.
With an already strong card scheduled for UFC 226, the announcement of Cormier v Miocic has fans just a little bit excited.
I know it’s more than 5 months away but I’m so hyped for Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier July 7th 🙌🏼
— Nate (@TheMindOfNate) January 26, 2018
Miocic and Cormier for the heavyweight title!!! Damn that’s gonna be nuts! @ufc
— Wayne McCready (@wayne_mccready) January 26, 2018
Couldn’t ask for a better superfight rn. Miocic vs. Cormier is going to be unreal. I can not contain my excitement. If they add Mighty Mouse v Dillashaw to this card my head is going to implode #UFC226 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/AKT9io35PZ
— Alec Koz (@Wizard_of_Koz60) January 26, 2018
As far as I'm concerned, Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier is the very definition of a superfight. Not only that, but there's also the potential of DJ vs. TJ and Cyborg vs. Nunes on the same card? #UFC226 cannot come soon enough.
— ❄️ Christopher ❄️ (@LeChristopherAG) January 26, 2018
