LAS VEGAS – The competitive fire between heavyweight rivals Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic was restoked during the UFC’s summer news conference at T-Mobile Arena, with the reigning UFC champion firing the first verbal shot at the former titleholder. Answering a question from MMA Junkie on Friday, Cormier (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) joked about his first-round knockout win over Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) last July at UFC 226. “You know, when I was getting ready to fight with (Brock) Lesnar and Stipe was kinda like putting up those random pictures of him punching me, I just was like, ‘Obviously I got in the last punch – like, five or six!’” Cormier then turned his thoughts to the upcoming rematch, which is set to headline UFC 241 on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, Calif. In doing so, Cormier offered a crushing assessment of Miocic’s chances. “I understand that he’s going to be better,” Cormier said.
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