Stipe Miocic had a surprise victory over Daniel Cormier with a series of attacks on liver shot. Miocic said this was due in part to his study of the match between Cormier and Anderson Silva in UFC 241.
Talking to Combate, Stipe Miocic said: “Everything was very bad from the beginning. God, I feel I can’t compete. Then I thought, “Do I need to play?” I began to attack more, found a point and felt everything was getting better “‘
A year ago, Stipe Miocic lost the heavyweight championship belt to Daniel Cormier. Coming to UFC 241 this time, Miocic wants to get back what he lost.
From the first half to the third half of the match, Miocic punchers are somewhat less than their opponents. However, entering the fourth half, Stipe Miocic began to change tactics. This was successful when the 4th inning only 1 minute, Stipe Miocic launched a “hammering” punch to face Daniel Cormier, causing this champion to be stunned and then Miocic gave the next punches to his opponent’s face.
Talking to Combate, Stipe Miocic said: “Everything was very bad from the beginning. God, I feel I can’t compete. Then I thought, “Do I need to play?” I began to attack more, found a point and felt everything was getting better “‘
Miocic decided to attack Cormier’s abdomen when he recalled the UFC 200 event. Cormier had almost been defeated when Anderson Silva hit Cormier’s abdomen.
“In the third round, I decided to change tactics. My coach said to start attacking the Cormier body. He always had the body but no one had exploited this weakness from Cormier. I suddenly remembered that Anderson Silva had a kick on the side of Cormier and it was quite effective. So I started focusing on the ribs of Cormier and it worked. ”
After this victory, Stipe Miocic was hailed as the strongest UFC heavyweight champion. Miocic will surely have Francis Ngannou match in the near future and this will be a difficult game because the young puncher Ngannou has a better technique than the first time.
And Cormier, despite defeating Miocic, is still considered a legend in UFC. Despite being 40 years old, he is still a 2 -weighted champion in UFC.
