Miocic-Cormier trilogy will determine the greatest heavyweight in history - Dana White

The trilogy between UFC heavyweight world champion Stipe Miocic and former light heavyweight and heavyweight world champion Daniel Cormier will determine the greatest heavyweight in UFC history, according to UFC President Dana White.

The pair of goliaths are scheduled to lock horns in the main event of UFC 252 on August 15 (August 16 PHL time) at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“The truth is going into this fight with all the hype, one of these two that wins the fight, definitely goes down as the best heavyweight in UFC history and they’re both candidates,” White told ESPN.

“If you look at what Stipe has accomplished and Cormier in two different weight classes what this guy has accomplished is one of the greatest of all time.”

Cormier drew first blood when he shocked the world by becoming a two-division world champion at UFC 226 in July 2018 where he knocked out Miocic in the first round.

Miocic evened the score at UFC 241 last August after he won the rematch by way of fourth-round technical knockout.

For Cormier, his next bout is more than just about the world title but the legacy they would leave behind.

“Not only the heavyweight championship of the world but also whoever wins this fight is going to be remembered as the greatest heavyweight of this era and the greatest heavyweight in UFC history,” Cormier told mmafighting.com.

“This is a big fight. This fight has massive stakes.” -- BAP, GMA News