Stipe Miocic was able to avenge his championship loss to Daniel Cormier in the UFC 241 main event, but the 37-year-old didn’t get off to the best start.
“Oh 100 percent, it was terrible. It was absolutely terrible,” Miocic said of his first round against ‘DC’ in a recent interview with Chael Sonnen (h/t BJPenn.com).
Miocic, who was outboxed and outgrappled by Cormier in the early rounds of the fight, showcased the heart of a champion by rallying back from adversity to KO his heavyweight rival in the fourth round.
The part-time firefighter attributes his success to a gruelling training camp and a takedown he scored in the third round, which Miocic says was the turning point of the fight.