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Cleveland's Stipe Miocic loses UFC heavyweight championship via KO from Daniel Cormier

Cleveland's Stipe Miocic lost the UFC heavyweight championship via a first-round knockout from Daniel Cormier at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Anthony Johnson (blue gloves) during UFC 210 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

LAS VEGAS -- There is a new baddest man on the planet, and his name is Daniel Cormier!

Cleveland's Stipe Miocic lost the UFC heavyweight championship via a first-round knockout from Cormier in the main event of UFC 226 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night.

Prior to the loss, his first since 2014, Miocic set the record for the most consecutive defenses of the UFC heavyweight championship.

With the knockout win, Cormier became the second-ever UFC simultaneous two-division champion.

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