The Big Picture: Legacies and Losses

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The rubber match between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on Saturday was supposed to determine the greatest heavyweight champion in MMA history—at least according to how the fight was billed.

There was some truth to that statement, albeit truth that was contingent on the result and still very debatable. Had Cormier won, he may have had some…