{"id":1423,"date":"2019-08-15T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2019-08-15T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T10:00:16","slug":"ufc-241-cormier-vs-miocic-the-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/ufc-241-cormier-vs-miocic-the-rematch\/ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 241 Cormier vs Miocic The Rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular heavyweight champion returns to action this weekend, to defend his belt against Stipe Miocic.\u00a0 The two have met previously and it was Cormier who came away with the title on that occasion.\u00a0 The fight has been a long time in the making but most neutrals are excited to see the fight and its eventual outcome<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the co-main event Nate Diaz faces off against Anthony Pettis in a much anticipated lightweight battle.\u00a0 It\u2019s been 3 years since Diaz last fought, but no-one would ever doubt his toughness and his willingness to fight.\u00a0 There is no love lost between Diaz and the former Champ \u2013 all signs are pointing to a blink and you could miss it fight<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest of Fight Card<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>185 lbs.: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paulo Costa vs. Yoel Romero\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Middleweight<br \/>\n145 lbs.: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Featherweight<br \/>\n185 lbs.: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Middleweight<\/p>\n<p>155 lbs.: 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