JUNIOR DOS SANTOS was no match for Stipe Miocic at UFC 211 in Dallas last night as the American secured his second consecutive title defence in the heavyweight division.

Miocic demonstrated his devastating power as he finished off former champion Dos Santos with a first-round TKO at the American Airlines Center. He has now won five straight fights since losing to dos Santos in 2014.

The hotly-anticipated rematch was dominated by the 34-year-old and despite taking an early kick to his right shin, Miocic quickly assumed control of the fight and pinned dos Santos against the cage before landing the knock-out blow.

With just two minutes and 22 seconds on the clock, Miocic struck with his right hand and referee Herb Dean intervened.

Speaking afterwards, Miocic said: ”We’ve been working on that for 10 weeks. My coach is the best in the world. That’s the reason why I’m the champ.”

UFC 211 results:

• Stipe Miocic def. Junior dos Santos via first-round TKO
• Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Jessica Andrade via unanimous decision
• Demian Maia def. Jorge Masvidal via split decision
• Frankie Edgar def. Yair Rodriguez via second-round TKO
• David Branch def. Krzysztof Jotko via split decision
• Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier declared a no-contest (accidental foul)
• Jason Knight def. Chas Skelly via third-round TKO
• Chase Sherman def. Rashad Coulter via second-round TKO
• James Vick def. Marco Polo Reyes via first-round TKO
• Cortney Casey def. Jessica Aguilar via unanimous decision
• Enrique Barzola def. Gabriel Benitez via unanimous decision
• Gadzhimurad Antigulov def. Joachim Christensen via submission

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