Sherdog’s Top 10: Finishes in UFC Heavyweight Title Fights

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3. Stipe Miocic vs. Fabricio Werdum
UFC 198 “Werdum vs. Miocic”
May 14, 2016 | Curitiba, Brazil
Miocic silenced a throng with one swing of his hammer. Werdum in his first defense of the heavyweight title was on the receiving end of a violent one-punch knockout in the UFC 198 headliner at Arena da Baixada. It concluded 2:47 into Round 1, with an unconscious Werdum coming to rest at the base of the cage. Miocic was the beneficiary of an overzealous champion. After fighting at a measured pace at the start, Werdum, for reasons known only to him, charged at the Strong Style Fight Team standout and walked into a counter right hook from the backpedaling challenger. The concussive impact of the blow immediately separated Werdum from his senses and quieted a stunned crowd of more than 40,000, a vast majority of them staunch “Vai Cavalo” supporters. In a flash, albeit a brilliant one, Werdum’s reign atop the volatile heavyweight division was over.

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