CURITIBA, Brazil – Stipe Miocic capped off the UFC’s biggest ever Brazillian event with an upset victory when he dethroned the country’s heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum , in UFC 198’s main event. Miocic (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) had all the odds stacked against him fighting on Werdum’s (20-6-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) home turf. However, that did stop him from scoring a vicious first-round knockout to capture the gold. The bout concluded the pay-per-view main card from Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Related: UFC 198 results: Stipe Miocic new heavyweight champ with 1-punch KO of Fabricio Werdum Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Miocic’s title-winning victory over Werdum at UFC 198.
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Twitter reacts to Stipe Miocic’s title-winning KO of Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 – MMA Junkie