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'''''UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3''''' is an ongoing [[mixed martial arts]] event produced by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] that is taking place on August 15, 2020 at the [[UFC APEX]] facility in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2020/06/stipe-miocic-vs-daniel-cormier-3-set-for-august.html|title=Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier 3 set for UFC 252 in August|publisher=cleveland.com|author=Troy L. Smith|date=2020-06-09|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref>
'''''UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3''''' is an ongoing [[mixed martial arts]] event produced by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] that is taking place on August 15, 2020 at the [[UFC APEX]] facility in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2020/06/stipe-miocic-vs-daniel-cormier-3-set-for-august.html|title=Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier 3 set for [[https://www.todaylivefree.com/UFC252Live/|UFC 252 in August]]|publisher=cleveland.com|author=Troy L. Smith|date=2020-06-09|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 03:53, 16 August 2020

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
The poster for UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 15, 2020 (2020-08-15)
VenueUFC APEX
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
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 is an ongoing mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is taking place on August 15, 2020 at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]

Background

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

File:Stipe Miocic UFC 226 Press Conference.jpg
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) is expected to serve as the event headliner.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

A bantamweight bout between Pedro Munhoz and former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar was briefly linked to UFC 251. However, promotion officials elected to schedule the pairing four days later for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige.[8] On July 6, it was announced that the bout between Munhoz and Edgar was scrapped due to Munhoz testing positive for COVID-19.[9] They were later rescheduled for this event.[10] In turn, promotion officials then elected to move the pairing again and it is now expected to take place a week later, as the main event of UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar.[11]

A light heavyweight rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cuțelaba was expected to take place at this event.[12] The pairing first met at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo, where Ankalaev won via controversial knockout.[13] 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.[14] Cuțelaba then pulled out on August 11 after testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 175.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17]

A light heavyweight bout between Jorge Gonzalez and Isaac Villanueva was expected to take place at the event.[18] However due to alleged visa issues for Gonzalez, the pairing was pushed back a week later and will now take place at UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar.[19]

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

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Daniel Cormier [a]
Bantamweight Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera
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. TJ 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.

[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Andreas Hale (August 15, 2020). "What time is UFC 252 today? Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 PPV schedule & main card start time". sportingnews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Troy L. Smith (June 9, 2020). "Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier 3 set for [[https://www.todaylivefree.com/UFC252Live/|UFC 252 in August]]". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  3. ^ Brian Campbell (February 13, 2020). "UFC returning to Dublin for first time in five years with Fight Night event in August". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Newswire (June 24, 2020). "UFC officially announces cancellation of Dublin show in August, plans return for 'near future'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Kevin Iole (June 9, 2020). "Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 to headline UFC 252 on Aug. 15". au.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Adam Hill (July 7, 2018). "Daniel Cormier ends Stipe Miocic's title reign at UFC 226". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Dan Doherty (August 18, 2019). "UFC 241 Results: Stipe Miocic reclaims title with unbelievable fourth-round KO". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Ross Markey (June 16, 2020). "Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar moved to UFC event on July 15th". fightbookmma.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Guilherme Cruz (July 6, 2020). "Pedro Munhoz tests positive for COVID-19, pulled from UFC 'Fight Island' bout with Frankie Edgar". mmafighting.com. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Nick Baldwin (July 12, 2020). "Edgar-Munhoz rescheduled for UFC 252". thescore.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Raphael Marinho (July 27, 2020). "Ultimate reschedules Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar for August 22 as the main event". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020. (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Staff (June 12, 2020). "Rematch after controversial first game between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba at UFC 252". mmadna.nl. Retrieved June 12, 2020. (in Dutch)
  13. ^ Damon Martin (February 29, 2020). "UFC Norfolk results: Magomed Ankalaev earns KO over Ion Cutelaba in highly controversial stoppage". mmafighting.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  14. ^ Damon Martin (March 5, 2020). "Ion Cutelaba vs. Magomed Ankalaev re-booked for UFC 249 following controversial stoppage". mmafighting.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  15. ^ Steven Marrocco and Damon Martin (August 11, 2020). "Ion Cuțelaba tests positive for COVID-19, rematch against Magomed Ankalaev bumped from UFC 252 to August 29 event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  16. ^ David Tees (July 22, 2020). "Report: Rogerio Bontorin injured, off UFC 252". fightful.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  17. ^ Mike Heck (July 29, 2020). "Manel Kape out of UFC 252 after suffering ankle injury, eyes October for debut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  18. ^ Nolan King (July 29, 2020). "UFC debutant Jorge Gonzalez meets Ike Villanueva at UFC 252 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  19. ^ Connor Northrup (August 13, 2020). "Ike Villanueva vs. Jorge Gonzalez moved to Aug. 22 UFC event". mymmanews.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  20. ^ Staff (August 14, 2020). "UFC 252 weigh-in results: Title fight official, but two come in heavy". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  21. ^ "UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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