Stipe Miocic closed out UFC 252 with a unanimous-decision victory over Daniel Cormier to retain his belt and take the lead in his series with DC 2-1.
It certainly wasn't an easy defense for the Independence, Ohio, native. While he won four rounds to one on two of the judges' scorecards, those rounds were close, and both fighters landed strikes that would have put down lesser fighters.
In the end, Miocic was surprisingly able to smother DC with multiple takedown attempts throughout the fight. While he was never able to get Cormier down, he was able to wear out his opponent.