LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier is a two-weight UFC champion. Brock Lesnar is apparently back in the mixed martial arts business. And Dana White has never smiled so big.
Cormier (21-1) claimed the UFC’s heavyweight championship belt at UFC 226 on Saturday, as he knocked out Stipe Miocic with a short right hand in the opening round. The finish came at the 4:33 mark, after Miocic — the longest reigning champion in UFC heavyweight history — crumpled from the shot.
Already the UFC’s light heavyweight champion, Cormier becomes just the second fighter to ever hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously. The first was Conor McGregor, who accomplished the feat in late 2016.
Lesnar, a professional wrestling super star and former UFC champion, was sitting cageside at the event and entered the Octagon after Cormier, a pro wrestling fan, called him up. Lesnar has not fought in the UFC since 2016, but has hinted at interest in a return.
Source:ESPN
