Painful end to Cormier's career

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Stipe Miocic poking Daniel Cormier in the eye in the third round of the main fight of UFC 252 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight and heavyweight champion confirmed that he was retiring at age 4

Stipe Miocic poking Daniel Cormier in the eye in the third round of the main fight of UFC 252 in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight and heavyweight champion confirmed that he was retiring at age 41 after a unanimous decision loss to fellow American Miocic, 37.
The defeat concluded a trilogy of fights - Cormier won the first via knockout in July 2018 but suffered a technical knockout loss in the second 13 months later.
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