| UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 7, 2018 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 17,464 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $5,677,238.21 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 380,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 7, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. [3]
The event took place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week. [3]
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier headlined the event. They also served as the head coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. [4] If successful, Cormier would become only the second fighter to be champion in two divisions simultaneously (after Conor McGregor who won the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 205 when he was the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion) as well as the fifth overall to win a title in different divisions. [4] This was the third time in UFC history that champions in different divisions fought for the same title, following UFC 94 and UFC 205.
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Max Holloway and Brian Ortega was expected to take place at the event. [5] However, on July 4, Holloway was pulled from the fight due to "concussion like symptoms". [6] As a result, Ortega was removed from the card as well. [7]
Gökhan Saki was expected to face Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 219. However, Saki pulled out of the fight citing a leg injury. [8] The pairing eventually took place at this event. [9]
Paulo Costa was scheduled to face Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee. However, Costa pulled out of the fight in mid-March with an arm injury. [10] In turn, promotion officials elected to pull Hall from that event entirely and rescheduled the pairing for this event. [11]
The Ultimate Fighter: Live lightweight winner Michael Chiesa was expected to face former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 223, but was pulled from the bout due to multiple cuts from a broken window as a result of the Team SBG bus melee. [12] The bout eventually took place at this event. [13]
Yancy Medeiros was expected to face Mike Perry at the event. However, he pulled out of the fight in late-June citing a rib injury and was replaced by Paul Felder. [14] [15]
At the weigh-ins, Chiesa weighed in at 157.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156 pounds. His bout against Pettis was contested at catchweight and he forfeited 30 percent of his purse. [16]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Stipe Miocic (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:33 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | def. | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Perry | def. | Paul Felder | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (157.5 lb) | Anthony Pettis | def. | Michael Chiesa | Submission (triangle armbar) | 2 | 0:52 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Khalil Rountree Jr. | def. | Gökhan Saki | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Paulo Costa | def. | Uriah Hall | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:38 | |
| Bantamweight | Raphael Assunção | def. | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Drakkar Klose | def. | Lando Vannata | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Curtis Millender | def. | Max Griffin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Dan Hooker | def. | Gilbert Burns | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Emily Whitmire | def. | Jamie Moyle | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: [18]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $2,737,000. [19]
^ Chiesa was fined $11,400, 30 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Anthony Pettis. That money was issued to Pettis, an NSAC official confirmed. [19]
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