Daniel Cormier suffers brutal torn cornea after having his eye poked by Miocic at UFC 252

Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier settled ir in-ring feud at UFC 252, where UFC heavyweight champion came out victorious and won epic trilogy – 2-1. Though fight had some jaw-dropping moments, it also featured some inadvertent low blows and eye pokes from both brawlers. Cormier made accidental contact in first round which caused fight to pause as champ recovered. However, in third round, same thing happened to Daniel Cormier which turned fight. An unwitting poke by Stipe Miocic affected DC’s vision and former champion was heard saying that he “can’t see” from his left eye. In end, Stipe Miocic retained his heavyweight title via a unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 48–47).

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Miocic vs Cormier 3: Daniel Cormier anunces his retirement

After fight, Daniel Cormier talked to Joe Rogan and anunced his retirement. Cormier said that at this point in his career, he is only interested in title fights and he doesn't see one in his future. Cormier ted he had a good and long run, before calling Miocic vs Cormier 3 ‘a great fight’. “I don't imagine re's going to be a title in future, so that will be it for me. I've had a long run. It's been great. I just fought my last fight for a heavyweight championship. It was a pretty good fight,” said Daniel Cormier while signing off.

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Miocic vs Cormier 3: Daniel Cormier suffers horror torn cornea

Journalist Ariel Helwani took to Twitter this week and revealed that Daniel Cormier suffered a torn cornea after having his eye accidentally poked by Stipe Miocic. Helwani claimed Daniel Cormier will t be needing surgery, but doctors will keep monitoring his left eye. Daniel Cormier was reportedly taken to hospital after fight and was discharged a couple of hours later.

“Daniel Cormier suffered a torn cornea last night, Cormier told me this morning. timetable yet for recovery. Doctors said he won’t need surgery just yet but y have to monitor how it heals before kwing for sure. He was discharged from hospital late Saturday night,” wrote Ariel Helwani.

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