This is a fight that makes me sad there were no fans, two legends going at it in a super competitive rivalry with one of them retiring afterwards, would’ve been very special with fans.

Crazy to think that DC’s only losses were from Jones and Miocic

Stipe got tired of all DCs eye pokes... so gave him the ultimate one

Stipe had enough of them Eye pokes. He blast one perfectly

No fan noise really makes you realize how brutal this sport is.

You know it's personal if an MMA match turns into a boxing match.

Stipe doesn't get enough credit for this trilogy. I know this wasn't peak DC, but to be KOd in the 1st fight, be getting outclassed in the 2nd fight & turning it around masterfully to win by finish himself was special. Then to finish it off he outclassed DC over 5 rounds. Was phenomenal to watch.

Stipe talks like Jesses friend Badger from Breaking Bad 🤣

The sound of those punches and kicks my god,truly shows the brutality of MMA this is why i love watching fights in the apex.

*Stipe had numerous eye surgeries because mr. potato head kept intentionally eye poking him.* Go back and watch the second fight, it’s so obvious. EVERY SINGLE JAB Cormier sticks his thumb into Stipe’s eyes. Then he leaves his hands out fingers extended. Dirty cheat.

I really hope Stipe gets bigger if he returns. He looked like a Middleweight against Francis.

Stipe throwing spinning shit in this fight was wild

Miocic has an adamantium chin. He gets blasted in the face and just shrugs it off. Which lets you know how hard Ngannou must hit in order to have knocked him out cold.

man i forgot how great of a fight this was. one of my favs. That eye poke was brutal but DC has poked a lot of eyes himself too. A fitting end to the eyepoke trilogy

I’ve never actually seen this fight in full yet. Insane output for a heavyweight fight

0:29 Was the referee subtly warning against the eye pokes or have I just been smoking too much weed? 🤣

for how light of a heavyweight Stipe is, it amazes me how good he was

Two absolute legends and exemplary champions who represented the sport with respect and honor. You love to see it 👏👑

These 2 had such an underrated trilogy 2 and 3 should be evidence enough to the people that think Jon is gonna walk through Stipe that jon is in for a FIGHT

I'm a huge fan of DC and still am but that eye poke was 100% deserved. DC was always sneaky with those and Stipe had enough and shoved half his finger in his eye socket.

3:19 *DC was trying to eye poke Stipe, and ended up getting his just desserts.*

Both dudes as tough as they come. Crazy shots they took for heavy weights

He can’t win when he gets eye poked. Great win by Stipe. The greatest to ever do it.

the bias in the commentary is my fav part it’s so funny lmfao

It’s impressive That miocic was able to become a firefighter in Ohio not speaking English

cant wait for stipe's return

Larone beats both dudes. Goat 🐐

Mark Goddard’s matter of fact “Daniel you got punched” always gets me

Ref: I need the hands closed DC: Yes, yes. The next highlight DC trying to tickle Stipes eyes.

I’m not a huge UFC fan, but Cormier was a great champion and was able to bow out with his head held high. He had nothing to prove and was on top for a long time. It’s a shame his last fight was during Covid in an empty arena.

These are the best highlights on the platform. Thank you!

correct me if im wrong but after all was said and done between their fights, stipe was the one who had to have surgery on his eye from the pokes

Will always love Stipe

I am in total awe at the number of killer shots both those guys were able to give AND take ..

DC one of the greats only lost to the goats he needs more recognition

Honestly DC deserved that eye poke.

Really hoping Stipe gets a W when he comes back but I'm worried about his chin health after all these years of taking damage

3:18 that's called karma lmao

The ref rubbing his eyes when asking for a good clean fight was beautiful foreshadowing

Stipe made the proper adjustments & found the formula to shut down DC. Underrated fight IQ imo. Stipe is the heavyweight king 🤴

It’s almost like both of them were given new chins for this fight. They both cracking each other and nobody would get KOed…🤷‍♂️👍🏽👊🏽

Larone could you upload some videos of entire trilogies like the press conferences, embedded, and fight highlights of the all of the fights.

Swangin and bangin man. Respect to both legends

You could tell they were holding back, i caught a few moments where stipe was gonna throw a high kick and didnt. You might think this makes the fight boring, it makes it better in my eyes as this is a clear show of pure respect and honor.

DC deserved that eye gouge from stipe after making him get surgery

This was amazing to see how DC got completely outclassed, he really let himself go

One of the more compelling trilogies we've had the pleasure of viewing

Stipe: hey DC here's some of your own medicine... You're welcome...

I remember watching this and being so amazed with the fact that DC didn’t get finished especially after the eye poke. He showed true warrior spirit and the heart of a champion in his last fight

Cormier had to set a record with the amount of eye pokes landed during his three fights against Stipe. They will never count them up or take notice of it but damn I'd say he got at least 37 eye pokes in.

Honestly miss the no crowd fights. Something nostalgic and super primal about them.

Stipe got his revenge with that eye poke, deserved

Larone coming through like usual

I have no idea why everyone was fixated on the right hand at the end of the first round. Stipe stumbled but giving the round to Cormier just for that is ludicrous.

Larone I really appreciate the fight highlights but I think what sets this channel apart is adding the build up for the fights.

As Rogan has mentioned before, without a crowd you find just how fucking powerful those shots are.

A perfect example that stipe's head movement and footwork can be on point. He did got hit, yes he's turning 40 but with the proper time preparation he'll be a problem.

Now that DC is retired it really was an honor watching his fights the past decade. The battles with Jones and Stipe are legendary

4:04 that was the most aggressive grunt I’ve heard

When there is no crowd you really realise that they really are smacking each other, what they go through is incredible

The Greatest part of the pandemic was silent ufc events. Jesus Christ, I never realized just how hard Daniel Cormier hits at heavyweight until watching and listening to those shots.

Stipe getting revenge on DC for that Popeyes song 🤣🤣

I personally miss the crowd less fights. To hear the gloves smacking adds another dimension to the fights.

The eye poke Stipe gave him was the incarnation of all the eye pokes he has received from DC

How tf was Stipe taking so many shots. That's some god tier chin unfortunately there's only so many nukes you could take from Ngannou.

As a massive fan of DC this is probably the most heartbreaking fight of all time.

Dcs eye has never been the same. He literally moved his eye with that eye poke for life and he continued to fight. Crazy

Those liver punch was no joke.😂

What a fight! Damn, I forgot about that nasty eye poke from Miocic. I know it wasn't intentional, and DC had one of his own. Great performance by both men, true warriors in and out of the cage.

Two legends who both out on a master class performance. That was a close fight, but Stipe deserved a split decision over DC; very close fight.

I love DC!! Great fighter Awesome Human and love him commentating the fights!!! 2 Monsters battling it out! I was good with the decision.

Can someone help me with the name of the track at the 5:13.

I would still pay to see #4

These are probably the 2 best heavyweight fighters ever. Stipe is unbelievably underrated and one can only imagine what dc would've been if he started earlier with mma.

I was always impressed by DCs ability to dodge a shot.

Despite Cormier's MMA record, he is a warrior. He didn't turn down a fight against ANYBODY. He fought Stipe 3 times, and he fought younger guys than him like they were nothing!

Best trilogy fight of all time

In both the second and third fight... Both eyepokes (against both of them) were deemed by the referee as "punches" , when they are clearly pokes. Well aware that its superhard for the referee to see it and it happens extremly fast and often on the side where the referee aint. UFC can fix this easy by either allowing technology that detects eyepokes or "eyepoke" referee that only check for that stuff, and can fast and easy "pause" the fight for investigaion and rest for the fighter that got eyepoked. The "5 min rule" is pure bs though, some injuries takes longer time to recover from. If its not the main event, the fight should be restarted in its entierty after the main event with both fighters fresh, and maybe 1 fighter coming in to that fight with -1 point due to the eyepoke. There are lots that can be done, but noone does anything... Just waiting for when one of Danas favorites gets eyepoked out of a championship for this madness to end and things to start change.

Cormier complaining about eye pokes is like Jon Jones complaining about...well, eye pokes.

Bro I’ll never understand how DC made 205😂

Rooting for stipe all over the trilogy. Eyepoking snake DC.

great fight. then the eye poke thing again, I had forgotten about this strategy, not often seen, while used by some, often.

After that eye poke in round 3, it's amazing DC's eye didn't fully close.. was still super gnarly regardless 😖

Nothing better than a cheating eye poker get eye poked (and beat up).

The commentary was just awful for this fight

name of the bgm at the end?

I LOVE how you can hear every strike landing!!!

Stipe has NO CHANCE vs GOAT BONES

2:42 for such a natural and instinctive wrestler, I'm surprised he didn't level change and take advantage of Stipe walking forward swinging. Wasn't much distance to cover either.

I love hearing the hits rather than the crowd. So much more entertaining.

Какой шикарный бой, куча мастерства

If a trilogy ever proved all it takes is one lucky shot to win a fight, this one did.

Man, DC looked like a shell of himself in this fight. Father time is truly undefeated.

This really was a battle of gentlemen. Both men well balanced fighters, professionals and all around good men. Neither over gifted or jackpot genetics but Both are intelligent and hard workers. Stipes accent mixed with some punch drunk is rough sometimes though I know. But the dude literally fights fires 😅 DC should have invested in a nutritionist and ran middleweight

Hearing Joe hold back his tears at the end of his interview with DC got to me.

I don’t want Stipe to fight Jon Jones because I don’t want Stipe to become blind.

let's remember DC was 41 yrs old in this fight, 5 inches shorter in height, 7.5 inches shorter in reach, and fighing with 1.5 eyeballs....what a champion

DC for an Olympic wrestler could box and take shots like an absolute unit

These 2 guys to me represent the class of the UFC. Tough as nails. Consummate professionals, courteous and classy after wins and losses. Young professional athletes should take note of the way they conducted their business.

Maybe I’m just drunk but it really seemed like dc won the fight lol