''UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier'' was a

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event produced by the

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held on July 7, 2018, at the

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, part of the

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Background

The event took place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week. A

UFC Heavyweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight clas ...

bout between current champion

Stipe Miocic Stipe Miocic (born August 19, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who currently works as a firefighter. He competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time ...

and current

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight class ...

Daniel Cormier Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, freestyle wrestler, and current color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweig ...

headlined the event. They also served as the head coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. If successful, Cormier would become only the second fighter to be champion in two divisions simultaneously (after

Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UFC Featherweight Championship, Featherweight and UFC Lightweight Championship, Li ...

who won the

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when he was the reigning

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) as well as the fifth overall to win a title in different divisions. This was the third time in UFC history that champions in different divisions fought for the same title, following UFC 94 and

. A

UFC Featherweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

bout between current champion

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Fea ...

and

Brian Ortega Brian Martin Ortega (born February 21, 1991) is an American professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professiona ...

was expected to take place at the event. However, on July 4, Holloway was pulled from the fight due to "concussion like symptoms". As a result, Ortega was removed from the card as well.

Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki (born 18 October 1983Khalil Rountree Jr. at

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. However, Saki pulled out of the fight citing a leg injury. The pairing eventually took place at this event. Paulo Costa was scheduled to face

Uriah Hall Uriah Alexander Hall (born July 31, 1984) is a Jamaican-American former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, Kickboxing, kickboxer, and current Professional boxing, boxer. He competed in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight divi ...

at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee. However, Costa pulled out of the fight in mid-March with an arm injury. In turn, promotion officials elected to pull Hall from that event entirely and rescheduled the pairing for this event. The Ultimate Fighter: Live lightweight winner

Michael Chiesa Michael Keith Chiesa (; born December 7, 1987) is an American professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and sports analyst who currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( ...

was expected to face former WEC and

UFC Lightweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight class ...

Anthony Pettis at

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, but was pulled from the bout due to multiple cuts from a broken window as a result of the Team SBG bus melee. The bout eventually took place at this event.

Yancy Medeiros Yancy Medeiros Jr. (born September 7, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforc ...

was expected to face Mike Perry at the event. However, he pulled out of the fight in late-June citing a rib injury and was replaced by Paul Felder. At the weigh-ins, Chiesa weighed in at 157.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156 pounds. His bout against Pettis was contested at catchweight and he forfeited 30 percent of his purse.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: None awarded *Performance of the Night: Daniel Cormier, Anthony Pettis, Khalil Rountree Jr. and Paulo Costa

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $2,737,000. * Daniel Cormier: $500,000 def. Stipe Miocic: $750,000 * Derrick Lewis: $260,000 (includes $130,000 win bonus) def. Francis Ngannou: $100,000 * Mike Perry: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Paul Felder: $46,000 * Anthony Pettis: $289,400 ($135,000 win bonus) def. Michael Chiesa: $25,600* * Khalil Rountree Jr.: $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Gokhan Saki: $85,000 * Paulo Costa: $110,000 ($55,000 win bonus) def. Uriah Hall: $48,000 * Raphael Assunção: $130,000 ($60,000 win bonus) def. Rob Font: $33,000 * Drakkar Klose: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus) def. Lando Vannata: $25,000 * Curtis Millender: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Max Griffin: $20,000 * Dan Hooker: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Burns: $31,000 * Emily Whitmire: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Moyle: $12,000 ^ ''Chiesa was fined $11,400, 30 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Anthony Pettis. That money was issued to Pettis, an NSAC official confirmed''.

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References