Determined that a return bout would end in a much different manner, Miocic would have to wait a little bit, but in August of last year, he got his shot at redemption. And he hit his mark, scoring a come from behind fourth-round stoppage of Cormier.
“It took a while, but I’m here,” he said. “I got what I wanted back. It didn’t start out well in that fight, but I figured it out. I got back into my groove.”
And as Miocic broke out of his funk, Cormier tired. A ferocious body attack followed and soon the title was heading back to Cleveland. Miocic had his belt back.
Given the results of the first two bouts, it was inevitable that a third meeting would happen, and it will happen in the main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. But while the buzz about the trilogy bout is about the general consensus that the winner will leave the Octagon as the greatest heavyweight in MMA history, the 37-year-old Miocic believes that question has already been answered.
“I think my resume speaks for itself,” he said. “But I’m gonna keep winning, then it would be hard to deny it.”
