Watch UFC 226 Cormier x Miocic

S. Miocic (Left) and D. Cormier (Right) take part in the main fight of the event in Las Vegas. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @dc_mma

In a quarter-final weekend at the World Cup, where attention is focused on Russia. MMA fans gather in Las Vegas for International Fight Week, which began on Wednesday and its highlight is UFC 226 this Saturday (07). There are no Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi or Neymar Jr. on this ground, but there will be a spectacle with the superfight between the champions Daniel Cormier e Stipe Miocic. The winner will be the heavyweight belt holder.

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In the MMA semifinals, or co-main event, the heavyweights are scheduled at the last minute. Francis Ngannou e Derrick Lewis. The clash originally chosen was between the lightweight champion, Max Holloway e Brian ortega, but with health problems 'Blessed' was cut and the fight was cancelled.

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The Brazilian team, unlike football, will have three fighters: Paulo borrachinha, Raphael Assunção e Gilbert Durinho.

To get you in the mood for UFC 226, we've prepared five reasons for you to watch the event.

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Daniel Cormier the best fighter of all time?

D. Cormier has 22 fights in his career, 20 wins and only two losses. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @dc_mma

Former Strikeforce heavyweight champion and current UFC light heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier is looking for the belt in the 120,2kg category. Therefore, he believes that if he wins, he will be considered the best fighter, weight for weight.

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With a record of 22 fights in professional MMA, with 20 wins, one loss and one unsuccessful fight. DC has been in Ultimate since 2013 when he left Strikeforce and in his career, he only lost to the former champion, Jon Jones.

Cormier in his MMA history has beaten great fighters such as: Dan Henderson, Anderson Silva, Roy Nelson, Frank mir e Alexander Gustafson. He is coming off a technical knockout victory over Volcan Oezdemir in January this year at UFC 220.

Stipe Miocic, the greatest heavyweight in history

S. Miocic at UFC 226 puts the heavyweight belt up for grabs for the fourth time. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @stipemiocic

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The heavyweight champion became the greatest fighter in the category by defending his belt for the third consecutive time against Francis Ngannou and come out with a victory. The clash took place at UFC 220 in January this year. After the triumph, the North American said “I'm the champion, I broke the record. I am the best".

Holder of the heavyweight belt since 2016, Stipe Miocic He has a record of 20 fights, 18 wins and two losses. He debuted in Ultimate in October 2011 with a unanimous decision victory over Joey Beltran. In his career he has won two night fights against Stefan struve e Junior Gypsy. It also won three awards for performance of the night Fabio Maldonado, Andrei Arlovski and Gypsy. In 2015 against Mark Hunt, the champion broke the record for the most blows landed with 365 and the greatest difference in blows landed in relation to his opponent.

Paulo Borrachinha and Uriah Hall

P. Borrachinha had a meteoric rise in the UFC middleweight division. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @borracinhamma

Closing the preliminary card, the Brazilian Paulo borrachinha faces the North American, Uriah Hall looking to join the group of best middleweights in Ultimate. The undefeated MMA native from Minas Gerais has 11 wins in 11 fights as a professional and is on a meteoric rise in the UFC. In addition to receiving praise from the president, Dana White after his victory over John hendricks at UFC 217.

Revealed in The Ultimate Fighter 17, he reached the final after sending his opponents to the hospital, today he is nicknamed 'Ambulance Man'. Uriah Hall He is 33 years old and has a record of 21 fights, with 13 wins and eight losses. In Ultimate there were 12 clashes with six triumphs and six setbacks.

Raphael Assunção and Gilbert Durinho

R. Assunção, if he wins, will ask for a title fight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @raphaassuncao

Light weight Gilbert Durinho is the first Brazilian to enter the octagon and faces Dan Hooker. 'Burns' at 31 years of age, has a record of 15 fights, with 13 wins and two losses. The Rio native is coming off two victories against Jason Saggo and Dan Moret, both by knockout in the second round.

Your opponent, Dan Hooker He has had 23 fights in his career, 16 wins and seven losses. The New Zealand fighter comes from three consecutive victories over Ross Pearson, Marc Diakiese e Jim Miller.

In the penultimate match of the preliminary card, Raphael Assunção fight against Rob font. The Brazilian is considered one of the best bantamweight fighters in Ultimate, but to date he has not managed to challenge for the belt in the category. Therefore, he stated that in case of victory over the North American, he will not accept another fight other than for the category title.

The Brazilian has a record of 31 fights in professional MMA, with 26 wins and five losses. He comes from three consecutive positive results. Already Rob font has 18 clashes, 15 triumphs and three setbacks.

Worth keeping an eye on

C. Millender left Legacy and started his Ultimate career in February this year. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @curtiouscurtis170

Gohkan Saki is an experienced 34-year-old kickboxer who made his Ultimate debut in September 2017. In his first fight he knocked out Brazilian Henrique Frankenstein in the first round. The Turkish fighter was asked to return to the Octagon in December of the same year, but a knee injury postponed his second fight. This Saturday, he will face Khalil rountree, who has an irregular record in Ultimate. And it will be a good test for Saki to consolidate himself in the light heavyweight category.

After achieving two consecutive victories at Legacy FC, Curtis Millender was hired by Ultimate. In his debut, the American faced Thiago Alves and scored a knockout with a knee. With the victory, he scored the seventh consecutive victory in his career. On Saturday, the fighter faces Max griffin at welterweight. In case of triumph, 'Curtious' should enter the Top 15 of the category.