Stipe Miocic became the first man in history to defend the UFC heavyweight championship for three consecutive times on Saturday night at UFC 220 in Boston.
When Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou clashed in the main event of UFC 220, no one was expecting to see the second round. But they did. They saw the game until the fifth round. They did not experience a Ngannou-induced “oooooh” exclamation.
Stipe Miocic fought a well-rounded fight, winning the striking battle and dominating the wrestling on the way to retaining his title with a unanimous decision.
See how MMA community reacted to Miocic’s historic victory over Francis Ngannou.
House note says Stipe, $100 bet says Francis. Gonna be a good 1! #UFC220
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 21, 2018
And now…. for the baddest man on the planet!!!!!!! #ufc220
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) January 21, 2018
Damn!! Great first round. Not sure if #Ngannou knows how to got the distance #ufc220
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
This fight. #ufc220 pic.twitter.com/n66aJ9cd8a
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) January 21, 2018
This ain’t going pass 2 RDs folks! #BigBoys! #UFC220
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) January 21, 2018
What a crazy first round btw @stipemiocicufc and @francis_ngannou
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 21, 2018
Carrying around 265lb of muscle like that must be fucking exhausting… Stipe has a very very smart game plan! #UFC220
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) January 21, 2018
This is now officially Ngannou's longest fight. #UFC220
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) January 21, 2018
Does the UFC performance center NOT have treadmills and wrestling class? 🤔 #UFC220
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) January 21, 2018
Stipe is a monster cardio for days #ufc220
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) January 21, 2018
Francis looks like the drunk dude following u at the club #ufc220
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) January 21, 2018
Exhaustion in a fight is the worst thing in the world!!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) January 21, 2018
Oh man. Ngannou looks like a baby who just learned how to walk. That lactic acid
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
And there you have it. Winner winner chicken dinner #ufc220
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
He truly is The Baddest Man on the Planet
— Coach JK (@John_Kavanagh) January 21, 2018
You gotta love @stipemiocicufc #ufc220 #RESPECT
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) January 21, 2018
Wow that was insane first round and all down hill from there for @francis_ngannou #andstill congrats @stipemiocicufc
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 21, 2018
Stipe with the flawless game plan 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Ngannou just died after that first round… #AndStill #UFC220
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) January 21, 2018
Congratulations @stipemiocicufc for braking the record maintaining the HW belt for the third time.
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Parabéns Miocic por quebrar o recorde mantendo o cinturão dos pesados pela terceira vez.— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) January 21, 2018
It's offical, @stipemiocicufc remains golden and breaks the Heavyweight champion record ! Congrats, champ! #UFC220
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) January 21, 2018
. @stipemiocicufc best post Fight speech! 🙂
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 21, 2018
What’s a run by Francis! He’ll be back . Nice fight by Stipe #UFC220
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 21, 2018
@stipemiocicufc is a bad fuckin white boy. If he isn’t at the top for pound for pound best then the system is seriously flawed. #worldrecord
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) January 21, 2018
Props to the champ miocic. He fought the right fight!!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) January 21, 2018
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