DANIEL CORMIER AND Brock Lesnar were involved in an altercation last night which came straight from the WWE playbook.
Cormier became just the second fighter — following in the footsteps of Conor McGregor — to hold two UFC belts simultaneously when he ended the reign of Stipe Miocic, who had previously set the record for heavyweight title defences.
The 39-year-old former Olympic wrestler, who was already the light-heavyweight champion, knocked out his fellow American late in the first round of the main event at UFC 226 in Las Vegas.
Afterwards, Cormier laid the foundations for a fight against Lesnar by calling out the former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE star, who was in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena.
Lesnar — whose win over Mark Hunt in his last MMA fight in July 2016 was overturned when he tested positive for a banned substance — then entered the octagon to bring a professional wrestling-style conclusion to proceedings.
UFC 226 results
- Daniel Cormier def. Stipe Miocic via KO (punches) after 4:38 of round one
- Derrick Lewis def. Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Mike Perry def. Paul Felder via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Anthony Pettis def. Michael Chiesa via submission (triangle armbar) after 0:52 of round two
- Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Gökhan Saki via TKO (punches) after 1:36 of round one
- Paulo Costa def. Uriah Hall via TKO (punches) after 2:38 of round two
- Raphael Assunção def. Rob Font via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Drakkar Klose def. Lando Vannata via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Curtis Millender def. Max Griffin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Dan Hooker def. Gilbert Burns via KO (punches) after 2:28 of round one
- Emily Whitmire def. Jamie Moyle via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
