Stipe Miocic News

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic outlines gameplan for Alistair Overeem
bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016
https://youtu.be/KhTD_bdBcks At UFC 203, Stipe Miocic will look to defend his UFC heavyweight championship for the first time when he squares off against Alistair Overeem in the main event of the UFC’s first event in Cleveland, Ohio.

Stipe Miocic wishes you a happy Independence Day in the most unthinkable way
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is a bad dude that knocks opponents out like it’s no big deal. Miocic has finished some of the toughest men in the heavyweight division, winning his last three fights against Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, and Fabricio Werdum all by stoppages.

Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem have first staredown
bjpenndotcom - June 25, 2016
Since Stipe Miocic won the UFC heavyweight championship from Fabricio Werdum in May at UFC 198, he has been a busy man! After winning the championship, Miocic signed to fight Alistair Overeem at UFC 203 in Ohio. Following that, Miocic led the Cleveland Cavaliers championship parade earlier this week. On the heels of that, Miocic began his media obligations for UFC 202, during which he had his first staredown with Alistair Overeem!

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic leads Cleveland Cavaliers championship parade
bjpenndotcom - June 22, 2016
This past weekend, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in game 7 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship and end the city’s 52 year streak without winning a major sports championship. On Wednesday the city held the championship parade for the team, which was led by none other than Independence, Ohio native and UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, who recently defeated Fabricio Werdum back in May.

Stipe Miocic winning more fans over with a message to his haters
Russell Ess - June 1, 2016
Fans have been jumping on the Stipe Miocic train as the spotlight has been on him since winning the UFC heavyweight title. It’s hard not to like the guy who can smash a homerun with his hometown Cleveland Indians and continues to work his day job as a firefighter/paramedic in Ohio, despite winning UFC gold.

Despite being UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic isn't quitting his day job
Russell Ess - May 26, 2016
Stipe Miocic realized his dream of becoming UFC heavyweight champion when he knocked out Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. Despite his new status and a UFC champion’s paycheck, Miocic hasn’t left his job as a Valley View fireman and paramedic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Odds open for Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 203
Russell Ess - May 26, 2016
The UFC announced on Wednesday that newly crowned heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will defend his title for the first time against Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 203. The event takes place in Miocic’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio in the Q Arena. Nick Kalikas of MMAOddsBreaker.com opened up the betting lines with the champion favored in the bout at -170 and Overeem at +140.

Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem headlines UFC 203 in Cleveland
Chris Taylor - May 25, 2016
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will have home field advantage when he defends his title for the first time against number one contender Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 203. The UFC announced the news on Twitter just moments ago:

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic's emotional celebration after winning heavyweight championship
bjpenndotcom - May 19, 2016
This past weekend at UFC 198, Stipe Miocic shocked the world as he knocked out Fabricio Werdum in the 1st round of their heavyweight title fight with just one punch.

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic does it all, cranks a homerun at Cleveland Indians practice
Russell Ess - May 18, 2016
.@Indians might need to take a closer look at @stipemiocicufc. @ufc champ was raking. He even went yard during BP! https://t.co/XG2CfFwWMj — SportsTime Ohio (@SportsTimeOhio) May 18, 2016

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic rallies his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers and gets a gift in return
Russell Ess - May 17, 2016
Newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic took home a championship for his hometown of Celeveland after knocking out Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 over the weekend. With the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers looking to make their way to the NBA finals, Miocic sent a message to the Cavs following his championship win.

Alistair Overeem sends a warning to new champ Stipe Miocic
Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016
Stipe Miocic earned the “baddest man on the planet” title last night at UFC 198, this after he knocked Fabricio Werdum out cold in the opening round to claim the UFC’s coveted heavyweight championship. Shortly after Miocic’s championship win, number one contender Alistair Overeem took to Twitter with the following messages for Stipe:

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic discusses fight with Fabricio Werdum
bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016
https://youtu.be/W81y6WWrgXc Tonight in Curitiba, Brazil, Stipe Miocic heads into enemy territory as he looks to capture the UFC heavyweight championship in his fight with Fabricio Werdum in the main event of UFC 198.

Werdum: "Miocic will fight against 45,000 Werdums at UFC 198"
Chris Taylor - April 3, 2016
Current UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is confident that having a hometown crowd will give him the edge he needs over Stipe Miocic when the two square off in the headlining bout of UFC 198 on May 14. The UFC heavyweight title fight will take place inside a soccer stadium that has the capacity to hold over 40,000 people.

VIDEO | Stipe Miocic gets 'beat up' by young student
bjpenndotcom - March 27, 2016
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