Stipe Miocic Dominates Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 65

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The #4 ranked heavyweight Stipe Miocic put in an impressive performance against #5 Mark Hunt for the first UFC card in Southern Australia.

The bout went about 4 and a half rounds, but could have been decided in the first 3. Hunt weighed in at 266 for the heavyweight bout, more than 20 pounds heavier than Stipe. Early on in the fight it showed, as Mark looked sluggish compared to the heavy-handed Miocic. Hunt took an absolute beating from Stipe, getting taken down at will and eating ground-and-pound throughout the entire fight. The relentless pressure that Stipe applied proved to be too much and in the 5th round the referee called it a TKO to punches.

For Stipe, this is a nice comeback after losing a unanimous decision to Junior Dos Santos last year. It should put him in the mix for another top tier heavyweight matchup, possibly the winner of Travis Browne vs. Andre Arlovski.

For the 41 year old Hunt, it's his third KO loss in his last 5 fights and might be the worst beating he's taken in his career. It will be interesting to see where he's matched up next, but this loss will certainly drop him from the top five in the weight class.

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