Miocic Ends The Hype, Blasts Through Ngannou To Break HW Defense Record [Highlights] | UFC Results

In the final UFC 220 fight, and the first pay-per-view main event, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic takes on the toughest test of his career in Francis Ngannou.

The fight opens up and Ngannou lunges forward 10 seconds in. Miocic shoots for a single leg takedown and gets it. But Ngannou pops right back up and starts swinging. Miocic ducks under and grabs another single. Can’t get it and Ngannou is throwing bombs.

Miocic is ducking everything, but Ngannou persists. Miocic is being smart, avoiding the big shots, and lands one of his own.

We’re two minutes in, and this fight is non stop.

Mioic clinches and puts Ngannou against the fence. It’s brief and he backs off.

We’re at the midway point of round 1.

Miocic lands a big right hand, but Ngannou eats it.Another big right hand from Miocic, and he gets Ngannou down in the middle of the Octagon. This time Ngannou can’t explode back up. Miocic landing b ig punches from top position, goes for the submission, fails to get it and Ngannou gets back up. Miocic with a pair of right hands. He plods forward with a big combo that lands, and it looks like Ngannou is in trouble. Miocic shoots for a double, gets it and the round is over.

We go to round 2.

In round 2 it was more of the same, except more dominant for the champion. He took Ngannou down at will, avoided damage and won the stand up battle too.

We go to round 3.

Round 3 is another big round for the champ, as he’s running away with this fight. Miocic dominates on the feet, and takes down the challenger at will, but he’s unable to grab the finish.

We go to round 4.

In round 4, Miocic was more dominant than ever before. However, Ngannou refuses to give in, and though he landed no offense, he took his beating on the chin. Miocic was looking for the referee to halt the fight, but Herb Dean wasn’t having it.

We go to the final round.

Both men exhausted, but Ngannou has nothing for the champ and he remains dominant.

Miocic breaks the heavyweight title defense record and retains his world title.

UFC Result:
Stipe Miocic def. Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision.

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