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Morning Report: Stipe Miocic would have preferred bigger cage at UFC 252 but is ‘not going to cry about it’

In a little over two weeks, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will meet for the third and final time, but this time, things will be different. Because of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, when the trilogy fight between the two legends takes place, this time it will happen at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, which means that instead of fighting in the normal 30-foot cage, Miocic and Cormier will be fighting in the smaller 25-foot cage.

The difference between the two cages has been the topic of much conversation since the UFC began hosting fights at the APEX, with many people believing that the smaller cage leads to more action-packed fights and a higher number of finishes.