By: Mike Bohn | January 21, 2018 1:00 am
Stipe Miocic made history as the most successful heavyweight champion in UFC history on Saturday when he broke the longstanding title defense record with a victory over Francis Ngannou in the UFC 220 headliner.
Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) earned his third consecutive title defense when he scored a lopsided unanimous decision victory over heavily hyped challenge Ngannou (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view main event at TD Garden in Boston. With the win, Miocic further made his mark as perhaps the best heavyweight champion in UFC history.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Miocic’s title defense against Ngannou at UFC 220.
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It's finally time for the #UFC220 headliner. Does @Francis_Ngannou claim the gold, or does @StipeMiocicUFC make history for most heavyweight title defenses? https://t.co/ajvQdtynYn
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) January 21, 2018
Francis Ngannou out to "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira #UFC220
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 21, 2018
Stipe Miocic out to "Till I Die" by Machine Gun Kelly @machinegunkelly #UFC220 #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 21, 2018
#UFC220 Heavyweight Title Closing Odds: Francis Ngannou (-175) vs. Stipe Miocic (+155) – @FS1 @ufc @Jon_Anik @DominickCruz @joerogan @MMAOddsBreaker #UFCBoston
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) January 21, 2018
Francis tries kick early and Stipe takes him down. Francis back up
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) January 21, 2018
Stipe going to wrestle and grind Francis up against the cage to wear him down a bit. #ufc220
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 21, 2018
Weather the storm #ufc220
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
It's a wrap for Francis #UFC220
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) January 21, 2018
Smart move by Stipe to grapple such a dangerous striker.
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) January 21, 2018
Ngannou is gassed
— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) January 21, 2018
👀
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) January 21, 2018
Wow what a fucking round!!!
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) January 21, 2018
MAD MAD MAD !! #ufc220
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) January 21, 2018
WHAT. A. FIGHT. #UFC220
— Matheus Nicolau (@NicolauMatheus) January 21, 2018
Damn!! Great first round. Not sure if #Ngannou knows how to got the distance #ufc220
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
OH MY GOD, THIS IS JUST NUTS!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/kwYEMYkclV
— John Gooden (@JohnGoodenUK) January 21, 2018
WOW. The 1st round of @stipemiocicufc vs @francis_ngannou loaded with 💣💥💣 Highly entertaining! #UFC220
— Cabbie Richards (@Cabbie) January 21, 2018
Both these dudes' chins!!!! Francis just got CRACKED and he walked right through it. #UFC220
— Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) January 21, 2018
Dana looking a little nervous… 🙄 #UFC220
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 21, 2018
N'Gannou is pulling a Lawler and taking this part of the round off.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) January 21, 2018
Fight IQ by @stipemiocicufc . Let's gooooooo!!!!
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) January 21, 2018
Francis looks like he's trippin' off DMT #UFC220
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) January 21, 2018
This is now officially Ngannou's longest fight. #UFC220
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) January 21, 2018
Keep kicking those tree trunks, chop it down #ufc220
— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) January 21, 2018
I am a Stipe Miocic fan for life.
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) January 21, 2018
Does the UFC performance center NOT have treadmills and wrestling class? 🤔 #UFC220
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) January 21, 2018
Holy shit. It’s going into the 4th round. @francis_ngannou looks dead tired.
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 21, 2018
Stipe is a monster cardio for days #ufc220
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) January 21, 2018
Exhaustion in a fight is the worst thing in the world!!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) January 21, 2018
Stipe working on winning yet another round. This 4th should be a strong 10-8 for the champion. #UFCBoston
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) January 21, 2018
Ngannou’s neck is gonna be more sore than a hooker’s after a 12 hour shift #ufc220
— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) January 21, 2018
This is getting ugly for Francis. Stipe with a little more on the gnp will get the stoppage here. #ufc220
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 21, 2018
I bet Stipe to win in 4th or 5th so if he can finish him in this round I will win an extra $300! Come on Stipe please!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) January 21, 2018
Oh shit. That was round 4?!?! I thought it was 5. Ok let’s go!!
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
Francis looks like the drunk dude following u at the club #ufc220
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) January 21, 2018
Francis can barely lift his arms to touch gloves #UFC220
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) January 21, 2018
The Predator might want to think about setting that self-destruct the way this is going… #ufc220 pic.twitter.com/0HtJGxXybj
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) January 21, 2018
Lol 🔽 #UFC220 https://t.co/wyLxeCdqVQ
— Niall McGrath (@niallmcgrath4) January 21, 2018
Stall stall stall survive survive survive
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) January 21, 2018
Yes @stipemiocicufc took some big shots against a monster of a man #UFC220
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) January 21, 2018
Jesus what a scrap. Scary ass dudes
— David Michaud (@bulldawgUFC) January 21, 2018
Wow that was insane first round and all down hill from there for @francis_ngannou #andstill congrats @stipemiocicufc
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 21, 2018
What’s a run by Francis! He’ll be back . Nice fight by Stipe #UFC220
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) January 21, 2018
@stipemiocicufc is a bad fuckin white boy. If he isn’t at the top for pound for pound best then the system is seriously flawed. #worldrecord
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) January 21, 2018
Congratulations @stipemiocicufc for braking the record maintaining the HW belt for the third time.
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Parabéns Miocic por quebrar o recorde mantendo o cinturão dos pesados pela terceira vez.— Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) January 21, 2018
The bio checks out. #UFC220 pic.twitter.com/rakaqWK1Ny
— UFC (@ufc) January 21, 2018
Stipe Miocic now has the longest successful UFC title defense streak in heavyweight history at three. #UFC220
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) January 21, 2018
UFCÂ 220 results: After wild first, Stipe Miocic dominates Francis Ngannou to set UFC record https://t.co/lUB72A3gkS
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) January 21, 2018
For complete coverage of UFC 220, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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