It will be his last bout - almost a full year after he originally intended to retire. However, Daniel Cormier is going to have to wait it out until 2020 because Stipe Miocic is out of action due to an eye injury sustained during his last fight against Cormier at UFC 241, according to his manager Jim Walter in a statement issued to ESPN.
How did the eye injury happen?
As great as Daniel Cormier is, a clear recurring problem in his last couple of fights against Micoc has been the eye pokes. He poked Miocic in the eye the first time and soon after, ended up knocking him out.
In the second fight, Miocic toughed it out and made the most brilliant in-fight adjustment ever, decisively landing a body shot that led to him finishing the 2-division UFC Champion. Miocic is now a 2-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, and though Francis Ngannou is the clear cut #1 contender, Dana White confirmed that they are working on a trilogy between the two.
Jim Walter issued a statement to ESPN, saying:
To his credit, Miocic has not accused Cormier of any misconduct so far, and it looks like the rivalry between the two men will be the swansong of Cormier’s legendary career, as any talks of a Jon Jones trilogy is now over.
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