UFC 252

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UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
A poster or logo for UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance None (behind closed doors)[1]
Buyrate 500,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 15, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[3]

Background

The promotion was initially targeting another event to take place on this date at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[4] However, the organization confirmed in June that the Dublin card was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

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Miocic (left) still holds the UFC heavyweight record of consecutive title defenses (three). Cormier (right) is the only fighter in UFC history to hold both the heavyweight and light heavyweight titles simultaneously.

A UFC Heavyweight Championship trilogy between current two-time champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier (also former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) took place as the event headliner.[6] The pairing first met at UFC 226 on July 7, 2018 where Cormier, as the light heavyweight champion, returned to heavyweight and captured the title by knocking Miocic out in the first round.[7] Their second meeting took place at UFC 241 on August 17, 2019 where Miocic regained the belt and got his revenge via fourth-round knockout.[8] Cormier also announced that he planned on retiring after this bout.[9]

A bantamweight bout between Pedro Munhoz and former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar was briefly linked to UFC 251, but promotion officials elected to schedule the pairing four days later for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige.[10] On July 6, it was announced that the bout between Munhoz and Edgar was scrapped after Munhoz tested positive for COVID-19.[11] They were later rescheduled for this event.[12] However, promotion officials then moved the pairing again to serve as the main event of UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar.[13]

A light heavyweight rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cuțelaba was expected to take place at this event.[14] The pairing first met at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo, where Ankalaev won via controversial knockout.[15] The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 249, on its original April 18 date. However, Ankalaev was forced to pull out of the event due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Cuțelaba then pulled out on August 11, as a result of testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić.[17]

Rogério Bontorin was expected to face promotional newcomer Manel Kape at the event. However, Bontorin pulled out of the fight on July 22 due to an ankle injury.[18] In turn, Kape announced his debut would be postponed and that he would not appear on the card either, also due to an ankle injury.[19]

A light heavyweight bout between Jorge Gonzalez and Ike Villanueva was expected to take place at the event.[20] However, due to alleged visa issues for Gonzalez, the pairing was pushed back and expected to take place a week later at UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar.[21]

At the weigh-ins, Herbert Burns and T.J. Brown missed weight for their respective featherweight bouts. Burns weighed in at 149.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the non-title fight limit. Brown weighed in at 146.5 pounds, half a pound over the non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at a catchweight and they were each fined 20% of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Daniel Pineda and Daniel Chavez.[22]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) def. Daniel Cormier Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Marlon Vera def. Sean O’Malley TKO (elbows and punches) 1 4:40
Heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Junior dos Santos TKO (punches) 2 3:47
Catchweight (149.5 lb) Daniel Pineda def. Herbert Burns TKO (elbows) 2 4:37
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili def. John Dodson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Lightweight Vinc Pichel def. Jim Miller Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Virna Jandiroba def. Felice Herrig Submission (armbar) 1 1:44
Catchweight (146.5 lb) Daniel Chavez def. T.J. Brown Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Lívia Renata Souza def. Ashley Yoder Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight Chris Daukaus def. Parker Porter TKO (punches and knee) 1 4:28
Featherweight Kai Kamaka III def. Tony Kelley Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[24]

  • Fight of the Night: Kai Kamaka III vs. Tony Kelley
  • Performance of the Night: Daniel Pineda and Virna Jandiroba

See also

References

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