Stipe Miocic News
Pro heavyweights name their 265-pound GOAT
Cole Shelton - April 7, 2020
One of the biggest questions in all of MMA is who is the GOAT? Is it someone who had the biggest impact on the sport or the person who won the most? It’s an interesting debate for fighters and fans alike to have at any time. So, with far less MMA on the calendar than normal, BJPENN.com reached out to several current and former heavyweights to ask who their divisional GOAT is. The pros were split between Stipe Miocic and Fedor Emelianenko.
Daniel Cormier understands why Stipe Miocic doesn't want to fight him: "He's going to have a lot of trouble"
Cole Shelton - April 6, 2020
Daniel Cormier knows why Stipe Miocic is reluctant to fight him. Cormier and Miocic have fought twice before where they first met at UFC 226. There, “DC” knocked out Miocic in the first round to become the heavyweight champ. They had their rematch at UFC 241 where Cormier arguably won the first three rounds before Miocic earned a fourth-round TKO win to reclaim his heavyweight belt.
Stipe Miocic still dealing with vision issues, says he sees spots in his eye
Adam Martin - April 1, 2020
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic says he is still dealing with vision issues and says that he sees spots from his left eye. Miocic hasn’t fought since knocking out Daniel Cormier last August at UFC 241 to re-capture the UFC heavyweight title. Miocic is expected to fight DC in a trilogy whenever he comes back, but he has been dealing with vision issues that have delayed his return to the Octagon. And now with the coronavirus pandemic taking over the world, Miocic is focusing on helping the community with his job as a firefighter.
Stipe Miocic urges fellow MMA fighters to "make an impact in our communities"
Adam Martin - March 27, 2020
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is urging his fellow MMA fighters to “make an impact in our communities” during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to being arguably the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time, Miocic also works as a firefighter with the Valley View Fire Department. He’s one of the few champions in the UFC who works a second job, but to Miocic the firefighting is more important to him than his fighting career. It’s something he plans on doing regardless of how his MMA career is going.
Daniel Cormier confirms that trilogy bout with Stipe Miocic will be his last fight
Chris Taylor - March 21, 2020
Daniel Cormier has confirmed that he will be retiring from MMA win or lose following his trilogy bout with Stipe Miocic this summer. While the highly anticipated rubber match has not been made official by the promotion, it is expected that Miocic and Cormier will throw down for a third time at UFC 252 this July.
Stipe Miocic gives timeline for return to the Octagon, expects Daniel Cormier next
Adam Martin - March 10, 2020
UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic has given a timeline for his return to the Octagon, saying he expects to fight Daniel Cormier in a trilogy match this summer. Miocic has been on the shelf with an eye injury and hasn’t fought since defeating Cormier in the pair’s rematch last August at UFC 241. The heavyweight division has essentially been put on hold as both Miocic and Cormier have taken the last six months off to heal from their injuries, but both men are finally getting healthy and the trilogy fight between them is likely going to happen within the next few months.
Stipe Miocic is the baddest man on the planet, not Tyson Fury, says Max Kellerman
Adam Martin - February 23, 2020
Boxing analyst Max Kellerman says he considers UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic to be the baddest man on the planet, not boxing star Tyson Fury. Following Fury’s seventh-round TKO win over rival Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas, many on the internet now consider Fury to be the baddest man on the planet. Kellerman, though, disagrees.
Coach: Israel Adesanya will 'definitely look to move and challenge Stipe' in the future
Tom Taylor - February 17, 2020
ofOver the last few months, much has been made of a potential super fight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Adesanya is seemingly all for this matchup with the heavier man — and that’s not where his inter-divisional ambition ends either. Speaking to Submission Radio recently, Adesanya’s head coach Eugene bareman claimed the middleweight champ is legitimately interested in climbing all the way to heavyweight to challenge the champ Stipe Miocic in the future.
Ben Rothwell ponders 'what if' he and Stipe Miocic had fought in Dublin
Harry Kettle - February 4, 2020
UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell has questioned what might’ve happened if he had wound up fighting Stipe Miocic in Dublin a few years ago as originally planned. Rothwell, who is coming off the back on a TKO win over Stefan Struve at the end of last year, is set to square off against Gian Villante at UFC 249 as he attempts to work his way back into the title picture in the heavyweight division.
Jon Jones says he really wants to fight Stipe Miocic because he knows he would beat him
Cole Shelton - February 3, 2020
Jon Jones is confident that he would beat Stipe Miocic if they were to fight. Jones is set to defend his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 247 this Saturday against Dominick Reyes. Should “Bones” win, many hope he will move up to heavyweight, which he has been reluctant to do in the past. Yet, it appears he is open to a move up to scrap the champ in Miocic.
Daniel Cormier responds to Stipe Miocic saying he wants to fight someone new
Tom Taylor - January 27, 2020
Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier are tied 1-1 across two previous fight. Ever since Miocic won the pair’s second fight to reclaim the UFC heavyweight title, the expectation has been that they will meet in a tie-breaking trilogy fight next. Last week, however, Miocic’s manager Jim Walter provided an update that implied the champ wants to fight somebody new instead of Cormier once he’s healthy.
Daniel Cormier explains why Stipe Miocic's win at UFC 241 was one of the biggest comebacks of 2019
Cole Shelton - January 3, 2020
Daniel Cormier believes his loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 was one of the biggest comebacks of 2019. Early on in the fight, Daniel Cormier was having a ton of success where many thought he won all three rounds. Yet, in the fourth-round, Miocic started to attack the body and ultimately earned a TKO win. It was a massive comeback that ‘DC’ says was because of a great adjustment from Miocic and his corner.
Dana White: Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier have agreed to third fight
Tom Taylor - December 6, 2019
The heavyweight trilogy fight we’ve all been waiting for is apparently nearing fruition. According to UFC President Dana White, reigning champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier have agreed to a high-stakes third fight. It’s just a question of when Miocic is healthy enough for the UFC to schedule the fight.
Curtis Blaydes makes prediction for Miocic vs. Cormier trilogy fight
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2019
Curtis Blaydes is scheduled to return to the Octagon in the main event of UFC Raleigh, where he’ll take on former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos. If Blaydes wins this fight, he’ll be well positioned for a title shot opposite the winner of a yet unscheduled heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier. Given his position in the heavyweight rankings, Blaydes will be watching this Miocic vs. Cormier fight — which will mark the pair’s third meeting — very closely. And when the cage door closes, he expects the reigning champion Miocic to come out on top.
Stipe Miocic to Tyson Fury: 'Let's dance'
Adam Martin - November 15, 2019
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic continued to express his interest in a matchup against Tyson Fury, telling the boxing superstar in a Twitter message “let’s dance.” Miocic and Fury have been going back-and-forth on social media for the last few weeks, and things reached a high point when Fury recently shared footage of him training his MMA game with UFC middleweight star Darren Till. Although at first a potential Miocic vs. Fury fight seemed like a pipe dream, the matchup seems to have picked up traction in recent days.
Tyson Fury accepts Stipe Miocic's challenge, willing to fight UFC champ after Deontay Wilder rematch
Cole Shelton - November 12, 2019
Tyson Fury wants to fight Stipe Miocic but says he needs to solve some unfinished business with Deontay Wilder first. On Monday, Miocic said he is more intrigued by the Fury matchup than a Daniel Cormier trilogy fight. Although the lineal boxing heavyweight champion wants the fight, he says he must fight Deontay Wilder first.
Tyson Fury says he'd fight Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou 'in a heartbeat'
Cole Shelton - October 31, 2019
Tyson Fury recently came out and said he wants to train MMA with Conor McGregor and it turns out he is working on setting that up. Not only has he spoke to McGregor, but he has also talked to a former UFC heavyweight champion about training MMA.
Greg Hardy confident he will knock out Francis Ngannou & Stipe Miocic down the line
Cole Shelton - October 16, 2019
Greg Hardy is set for his fourth UFC fight and fourth bout of 2019 at UFC Boston. There, the former NFL star will be taking on promotional newcomer, Ben Sosoli. Although it is not a ranked opponent like Greg Hardy has wanted, he knows that time will come. For now, he is focusing on paying his dues and fighting the ‘middle class’ of the UFC like every other person before getting to the top. But, when he gets to the top, he expects to knock those top ranked opponents out.