#UFC 252 Miocic vs. Cormier: How to watch, fight card, odds

It will be a UFC Heavyweight Championship trilogy clash between current two-time champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier at Saturday’s UFC 252 in Las Vegas.

The pairing first met at UFC 226 in July 2018, when Cormier, then the light heavyweight champion, returned to heavyweight and captured the title in a first-round KO victory. Miocic avenged the loss in their second meeting at UFC 241 in August 2019 with a fourth-round TKO.

It’s expected to be Cormier’s final fight of his career. Here’s all the info you need to know about UFC 252:

Where is UFC 252 taking place?

The event was initially supposed to take place at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. However, the organization confirmed in June that the Dublin card was indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will now take place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

When is UFC 252 taking place?

Saturday, August 15. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET

What’s the full fight card?

Main Card

Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier (heavyweight)

Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera (bantamweight)

Junior dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (heavyweight)

John Dodson vs. Merab Dvailshvili (bantamweight)

Herbert Burns vs. Daniel Pineda (featherweight)

Prelims

Jim Miller vs. Vinc Pichel (lightweight)

Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba (women’s strawweight)

TJ Brown vs. Danny Chavez (featherweight)

Ashley Yoder vs. Livinha Souza (women’s strawweight)

Early Prelims

Chris Daukaus vs. Parker Porter (heavyweight)

Kai Kamaka vs. Tony Kelley (featherweight)

How can I watch UFC 252?

Main Card: ESPN Pay-Per-View

Prelims (8 p.m.): ESPN/ESPN

Early Prelims (7 p.m.): ESPN/UFC Fight Pass

What are the odds for Miocic vs. Cormier and who is favored?

Cormer (-115) is the slight favorite over Miocic (-105), via William Hill.

Is there history in the octagon between Miocic and Cormier?

It will be the third time Miocic and Cormier are meeting on the big stage. Each fighter has a knockout victory in the two-fight series.

Cormier finished the first fight at UFC 226 before the first round came to an end. As the light heavyweight champion at the time, Cormier used his jab as an effective weapon and landed leg kicks, while his clinch work was lethal. It was in that clinch when Cormier landed the finishing blow.

Miocic took their second meeting at UFC 241 after landing powerful strikes. Cormier seemed to run out of gas as the fight went on, allowed Miocic to steal the win. In the fourth round, Cormier opened himself up for body shots that ended the fight.