‘We worked on that for 10 weeks’: Stipe Miocic on crushing right hand that knocked out Junior dos Santos at UFC 211
Practice makes perfect as Miocic retains UFC heavyweight title at American Airlines Centre, while women’s strawweight champion Jedrzejczyk scores unanimous decision over Andrade
Stipe Miocic beat Junior Dos Santos with a first-round technical knockout to defend his heavyweight title at UFC 211.
“We worked on that for 10 weeks,” Miocic said post-fight in the Octagon, in reference to the brutal right hand that sent Dos Santos crashing to the mat.
In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk scored a unanimous, five-round decision over third-ranked Jessica Andrade to defend her women’s strawweight championship.
Since the heavyweight division was formed in 1997, only Miocic, Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar have won two title defences.
Miocic stunned Dos Santos midway through the round with a series of punches ending with a right to Dos Santos’ left cheek that dropped his opponent. Miocic then fired away with a series of lefts that ended the fight.
