Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic went to war for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on Saturday night at UFC 252 for the third time in an instant classic. Unlike the first two fights, this one went to the scorecards, with no shortage of drama before Stipe Miocic won the rubber match.
Celebrities, athletes and fighters alike reacted to the
HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!! This is it @UFC
— Michael Irvin (@michaelirvin88) August 16, 2020
Wow!! #Champions #UFC252
— Michelle Waterson (@karatehottiemma) August 16, 2020
Wow! That settles the score. 1 a piece so far.
— michael (@bisping) August 16, 2020
WOW! #UFC252
— Edmen Shahbazyan (@edmenshahbazyan) August 16, 2020
The boys are throowwwing ESSHHAAAAY ---- #UFC252
— Tai BAM BAM Tuivasa (@bambamtuivasa) August 16, 2020
Got it 2-1 Stipe but DC defnitely still in it though! #UFC252
— Edmen Shahbazyan (@edmenshahbazyan) August 16, 2020
Great heavyweight fight!! #UFC252 #TeamStipe #HomeTeamRep ----------
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 16, 2020
LET’S GOOOOOOOOO !!! Bout to witness one of the most legendary heavyweight fights in @ufc history #UFC252
— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) August 16, 2020
Great performance by both guys.
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) August 16, 2020
Congrats champ and congrats champ. Both men should be very proud.
— michael (@bisping) August 16, 2020
Amaaaaazing fight. Stipe a clear winner imo tho
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) August 16, 2020
That was a good ass fight #UFC252
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 16, 2020
Great fight by both men! #UFC252
— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) August 16, 2020
Damn, what a fight!
— Funky (@Benaskren) August 16, 2020
#ufc252 what a fight !! Both men leaving in there ----
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) August 16, 2020
Great fight ---- @dc_mma #UFC252
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) August 16, 2020
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