Daniel Cormier reacts after defeating Volkan Oezdemir by TKO at UFC 220
UFC’s seventh annual International Fight Week concluded with a BANG in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Daniel Cormier owned the night at UFC 226. Cormier, with a first-round knockout, the 10th of his illustrious career, of defending champion Stipe Miocic, becomes the first fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold the UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Championships. Randy Couture is the only other fighter in UFC history to win both championships, but did not hold each at the same time.
On a night full of surprises, underdogs winning was the dominant theme of the night:
Wow, all 5 underdogs on the UFC 226 main card won: Cormier, Lewis, Perry, Pettis and Rountree. Along with Klose and Whitemire earlier, 7 underdogs won tonight.
Following Cormier’s historic win, Brock Lesnar, current WWE Universal Champion, was called into the cage:
DC calls out Brock Lesnar!
LESNAR IS IN THE CAGE!! #UFC226
Lesnar is set to fight Cormier for the Heavyweight Championship at UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden in New York City this November.
#AndNew Baddest Man on the Planet!!!!
@DC_MMA #UFC226 | B2YB @ToyoTires
Here are the rest of the results from a roller coaster night in Vegas:
Live Results:
Heavyweight:
(Light Heavyweight Champion) Daniel Cormier (Now, 21-1-NC)
defeats
(Champion) Stipe Miocic (18-3)
via first-round knockout (4:33)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015814483975913472
Daniel Cormier defeats Stipe Miocic via 1st-round knockout
Daniel Cormier joins Conor McGregor as the only UFC fighters to hold two UFC championship belts at the same time
Heavyweight:
Derrick Lewis (Now, 20-5-0)
defeats
Francis Ngannou (Now, 11-3-0)
via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015808243237511168
Welterweight:
Mike Perry (Now, 12-2-0)
defeats
Paul Felder (15-4-0)
via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015797358892732423
For me, as much as I love and respect the heart shown by Felder, his corner should’ve thrown the towel as soon as he confirmed that he broke his arm to them. Fight isn’t close enough to justify not doing so imo, and the sport needs more of it. #UFC226
Perry and Felder instant classic! What a fight!!! #ufc226 @PlatinumPerry @felderpaul
Catchweight (157.5 lbs; Chiesa did not make weight):
Anthony Pettis (Now, 21-7-0)
defeats
Michael Chiesa (Now, 14-4-0)
via second-round submission (:52)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015790528850358274
PETTIS TAPS CHIESA! PETTIS TAPS CHIESA!
We are off to one CRAZY start at #UFC226!
Anthony Pettis wins via triangle-armbar. Great win for him. He looked solid tonight. Showtime ain’t done yet.
Pettis gets Chiesa to tap early in the second. Gets 30% of his purse, too, big win. #UFC226
Light Heavyweight:
Khalil Rountree (Now, 7-2-0)
defeats
Gokhan Saki (Now, 1-2-0)
via first-round knockout (1:36)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015783564657373184
All it took was 96 seconds for Rountree. What a win for him.
Khalil Rountree with a sudden first-round KO win of Saki. Big left punch and hammers him on ground…#UFC226
Middleweight:
Paulo Costa (Now, 12-0-0)
defeats
Uriah Hall (Now, 13-9-0)
via second-round TKO (2:38; punches)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015776112918462465
Big KO by Paulo Costa of fellow Top 10 middleweight Uriah Hall on second round, a big right to the body off a hard fight to head that made Hall cover ended it. #UFC226
Bantamweight:
Raphael Assuncao (Now, 27-5-0; 11-1 since August 2011)
defeats
Rob Font (Now, 15-4-0)
via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27); Assuncao now tied for most bantamweight wins (11) in UFC history with T.J. Dillashaw
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015767961355730944
Raphael Assuncao is going to move to 11-1 in the UFC as a bantamweight. He has a win over the champ TJ Dillashaw and his only loss is to him but he probably gets passed over by the more flashy Marlon Moraes for the next title shot.
Lightweight:
Drakker Klose (Now, 8-0-1)
defeats
Lando Vannata (Now, 9-3-0)
via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015762205139075072
Ninjas.
Vannata must be the best fighter with a 1-3-1 record in the ufc
Welterweight:
Curtis Millender (Now, 16-3-0)
defeats
Max Griffin (Now, 13-4-0)
via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015754833276518400
Millender should win this, good the judges don’t rob him
Lightweight:
Dan Hooker (Now, 16-7-0)
defeats
Gilbert Burns (Now, 13-2-0)
via first-round TKO (2:27)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015743068991963136
Women’s Strawweight:
Emily Whitmire (Now, 3-1-0)
defeats
Jamie Moyle (Now, 4-3-0)
via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015740015492587521
Big KO by Paulo Costa of fellow Top 10 middleweight Uriah Hall on second round, a big right to the body off a hard fight to head that made Hall cover ended it. #UFC226
Rest of UFC 226 Main Card:
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1015359652580610048