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UFC 252: Miocic to Defend Heavyweight Title vs. Cormier Saturday!

Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 Betting UFC 252

For the third time, Stipe Miocic will face Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight championship.  Specifically, this bout is being touted as the most important in UFC history.  Miocic is the defending champion.  Yet Cormier is the slight UFC betting favorite.  Of course, it was Cormier that ended Miocic’s string of three consecutive title defense bouts.  That was the first meeting between these two legends.  Miocic exacted revenge over Cormier to regain the belt in 2019.  Supplementing the hype is the expectation that Cormier will retire.  If he does, he will go down as a two-division UFC champion.

UFC 252 – Miocic vs. Cormier 3 – Heavyweight Title Bout

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Location: UFC APEX Las Vegas, Nevada
TV Coverage: ESPN+

Miocic vs. Cormier Odds

Fighter ML
Cormier -115
Miocic -105
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Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier Heavyweight Title Bout CashBet Odds Overview

At the onset of this fight has been a considerable debate with the sportsbook odds.  Each man has one knockout win over the other.  It took only one round for Cormier to knockout Miocic.  While Miocic needed four rounds to knockout Cormier.  Neither has fought since their last meeting.  Both combatants have massive fan bases.  Betting handle remains even.  More emphatically the respect of the betting community is profound for each fighter.  The end result should be back and forth wagering to the opening bell.  Live betting may be used to get an early feel.

Stipe Miocic Profile and Record

Stipe Miocic, age 37, holds the record for most title defense wins as a heavyweight.  To illustrate he won three title defenses for UFC bets.  Further, Miocic holds the heavyweight record with nine fight-night bonus awards.  He is a native of Euclid, Ohio that now resides in Independence, Ohio.

Record:  19-3, Country: United States, Height: 6 feet 5 inches, Weight: 240 pounds, Reach: 80 inches, Leg Reach:  39 inches, Win By KO/TKO:  79% Submission:  0, Decision 21%, Average Fight Time: 10:39, Knockdown Average:  0.53, Significant Strikes landed per minute:  4.95, Significant Strikes:  52%, Absorbed per minute: 3.69, Defense:  56%, Grappling takedown average:  2.2, Takedown Accuracy:  37%, Takedown Defense: 73%, Submission Average:  0

Daniel Cormier Profile and Record

Daniel “DC” Cormier, age 41, is a native of Lafayette Louisiana.  Cormier fights out of San Jose.  Overall, he has won the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight titles.  Much of Cormier’s Sportsbook success has come from a wrestling style.  So too has Cormier competed in Strikeforce, King of the Cage, and Xtreme MMA.  Cormier was a highly successful college wrestler for Oklahoma State.

Record:  22-2, Country: United States, Height: five feet 11 inches, Weight: 205 pounds, Reach: 72.5 inches Leg Reach:  41.5 inches, Win By KO/TKO:  45%, Submission:  23%, Decision:   32%, Average Fight Time: 13:02, Knockdown Average:  0.16, Significant Strikes landed per minute:  4.42, Significant Strikes:  54%, Absorbed per minute: 3.95, Defense:  56%,

Grappling takedown average:  1.81, Takedown Accuracy:  45%, Takedown Defense:  77%, Submission Average:  0.66

Stipe Miocic Recent Form

Last time out for Miocic was his MMA betting win over Cormier in a four-round knockout.  Anaheim, California hosted the event on August 17, 2019.  He originally won the title belt against Fabricio Werdum.

Daniel Cormier Recent Form

Daniel Cormier was unbeaten in eight previous bouts before losing to Miocic. Following his initial Online sportsbook win over Miocic was one title defense win.  Cormier scored a second-round submission choke over Derrick Lewis as defending champ.

Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier CashBet Free Pick

Namely UFC President Dana White said the winner will go down as the greatest heavyweight ever.  In a trilogy series, the winner has clear bragging rights.  One fight can go bad for anyone.  But the winner of a three-bout series carries no doubts about superiority. As mentioned earlier Miocic has a strong record of defending his title.  In a fight that is even, he makes the most sense.

CashBet Best Bet:  Stipe Miocic

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