Javier Mendez wants to see the trilogy fight. The head coach of American Kickboxing Academy hopes the UFC books a third bout between current heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic and former heavyweight and light heavyweight title holder Daniel Cormier . The two first fought at UFC 226 in 2018, where Cormier knocked out Miocic to become champ-champ, as he already held the 205-pound title. They would later rematch a year later at UFC 241, and that time Miocic managed to stop Cormier in the third round of their contest to regain his belt. It was one of the best heavyweight championship fights in UFC history. Although Mendez appreciates the adjustments Miocic did to comeback and beat Cormier at UFC 241, Mendez says his pupil wasn’t fully ready for the fight.
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