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Stipe Miocic receives some NFL support prior to his UFC 220 title fight with Francis Ngannou
Stipe Miocic receives some NFL support prior to his UFC 220 title fight with Francis Ngannou. UFC heavyweight champion of the world Stipe Miocic will attempt to make his third consecutive title defense at January’s UFC 220 event in Boston when he squares off with surging division contender Francis Ngannou. Miocic will enter the fight […]
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Daniel Cormier Would Ask Special Permission to Fight Stipe Miocic
Francis Ngannou and Stipe Miocic will be decided who is the baddest man on the planet at UFC Boston, but if Daniel Cormier successfully defends his light heavyweight belt on the same card, he could move up and test that title as well. He was asked about going back to heavyweight for a giant fight […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier Considering Gigantic Heavyweight Title Fight to Close out Career
Francis Ngannou is one fight away from fulfilling the prophecies of being the next big thing. He’s scheduled to fight Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title in Boston on January 20th. Coincidentally, on the same card as Daniel Cormier’s title defense against Volkan Oezdemir. Aside from one loss and one no contest to Jon […]
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VIDEO | Stipe Miocic Talks to Joe Rogan About Francis Ngannou
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. All finishes. Everyone Francis Ngannou has tested his record-breaking power on has not been able to take it. The latest victory over former K-1 grand prix champion Alistair Overeem, earned the surging contender the biggest fight of his career. At UFC 220 in Boston early next year, he will […]
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BREAKING: UFC officially announces Francis Ngannou to fight for heavyweight title
It’s on! The UFC announced late Saturday that UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will meet Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 on January 20 in Boston at the at the TD Garden. From the UFC: The UFC’s return to Boston on Jan. 20 will get 2018 off to a rousing start with a pair of world […]
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Joe Rogan opens up on the UFC’s rising star that could mirror the ‘Mike Tyson days’
According to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, we could be seeing a resurgence of days similar to the likes of when “Iron” Mike Tyson was the most feared man to step into the ring with. Over the weekend at UFC 218, rising heavyweight star Francis Ngannou put together a highlight reel knockout over the always dangerous […]
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Report | Stipe Miocic ‘getting closer’ to massive heavyweight title clash at UFC 220
The last time we saw a UFC heavyweight title fight was back in May when champion Stipe Miocic successfully defended his belt against Junior dos Santos. In doing so, Miocic scored another first-round finish and avenged a 2014 decision loss to dos Santos. With Francis Ngannou’s insane highlight knockout over Alistair Overeem that took place […]
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The odds for a Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight title fight have been released
Though the fight itself is not confirmed just yet, the early odds for UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic’s fight with surging contender Francis Ngannou have been released – and they’re pretty surprising. Though Stipe Miocic has already established himself as one of the most impressive heavyweight champions in UFC history, he has actually opened as […]
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Champ Stipe Miocic reacts to Francis Ngannou’s big win, expected heavyweight title shot
Last weekend, in the co-main event of the absolutely wild UFC 218 card, surging heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, punching Alistair Overeem’s head into outer space, where it is believed to have settled somewhere among the comets and asteroids of the Kuiper Belt. With this absolutely […]
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VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum Says Francis Ngannou Isn’t Ready For Stipe Miocic
If Fabricio Werdum’s turnaround from UFC 216 seems quick, that’s because it is, but Werdum knows what he’s doing. He’s been doing everything he can to get back the title that Stipe Miocic took from here and stacking together dominant performances in a short amount of time will only sway his chances. In an interview […]
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Stipe Miocic and the UFC Resume Contract Negotiations
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic may be back in the Octagon sooner than fans expected. According to sources close to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting, Miocic and the UFC have resumed their negotiations regarding the champ’s contract. Miocic has been upset with his latest UFC contract and voiced that opinion throughout the year while a date […]
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Francis Ngannou Predicts He Knocks Stipe Miocic Out
The fight triangle between the elite heavyweight beasts is still ongoing. Francis Ngannou was robbed of a giant clash with Junior dos Santos that assuredly would have propelled his career to the top if he managed to come out with a win against the former UFC heavyweight champ. Ever since then, he’s been very vocal […]
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Stipe Miocic gives timeframe for next fight, discusses possible opponents
Stipe Miocic is starting to look like an unstoppable heavyweight champion. Since winning the belt with a first-round knockout of Fabricio Werdum, he’s now defended it with first-round knockouts of Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos. And given that his latest win – the dos Santos KO – was in May, he’s now starting to […]
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Francis Ngannou Calls Out UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic
You have to feel for Francis Ngannou. He’s a young beast lighting up the heavyweight division, he just got the biggest opportunity of his life fighting Junior dos Santos, and it was all taken away from him through no fault of his own. He didn’t just sit around feeling bad for himself, he called out […]
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Stipe Miocic has a message for Jon Jones
In the buildup to and immediate fallout of his UFC 214 title fight with Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones has expressed real interest in a fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. The reason for this callout of Lesnar, Jones explained, is because he believes a fight with a superstar with Lesnar at heavyweight would […]
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Jon Jones explains why he called out Brock Lesnar instead of Stipe Miocic
Jon Jones was able to reclaim his UFC light heavyweight championship at last night’s UFC 214 event in Anaheim, by defeating Daniel Cormier via third-round knockout. After two very closely contested rounds with “DC”, Jones was able to land a beautiful head kick in round three which left Cormier on wobbly legs and in all […]
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BREAKING! Stipe Miocic will defend his heavyweight championship at UFC 216
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will attempt to defend his strap for the third time at UFC 216 on October 7 in Las Vegas when he squares off with former division kingpin Cain Velasquez. The fight was first reported to be in the works on Monday evening by BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor and was later confirmed […]
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Report | Stipe Miocic vs. Cain Velasquez title fight being targeted for UFC 216
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA) successfully defended his title for a second time at May’s UFC 211 event in Dallas, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over former division title holder Junior dos Santos. The victory served at Miocic’s fifth in a row, as he had previously scored finishes over Mark Hunt, […]
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Stipe Miocic fires back at Anthony Joshua
Following news of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather fight being official, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic began to call for a fight against heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. While Joshua, an Olympic gold medalist, boasts an undefeated record of 19-0 that has seen him finish all of his opponents, Miocic is confident that he […]
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Heavyweight boxing champ Anthony Joshua fires a ‘Notorious’ roast on heavyweight UFC champ Stipe Miocic
With the Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor boxing bout now official, other UFC fighters see that the sport vs. sport matchup it is actually possible. One big matchup that could be arranged is with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, who has been talking about a boxing match with unified world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua. […]
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Stipe Miocic says he would be “super confident” in potential boxing match with Anthony Joshua
These days, there is a lot of talk about boxing matches between boxers and mixed martial artists. Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are attempting to fight in a contest that would go down as the biggest in combat sports history. UFC light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa is flirting with the idea of a boxing match with […]
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Report | The UFC already has an opponent in mind for Stipe Mioicic’s next title defense
Report | The UFC already has an opponent in mind for Stipe Mioicic’s next title defense UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA) successfully defended his title earlier this month at UFC 211 in Dallas, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over former division title holder Junior dos Santos. The victory served as Miocic’s […]
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Stipe Miocic eyeing potential showdown with Anthony Joshua
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is fresh off his second UFC heavyweight title defense over former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, however the champ already has his sights set on another potential marquee fight. Given the fact that talks of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match have dominated MMA headlines, and […]
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Francis Ngannou isn’t impressed by Stipe Miocic, does not consider him the best heavyweight on the planet
Last weekend, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defended his title for a second time, clubbing Junior Dos Santos to a first-round stoppage. This win impressed the hell out of most members of the MMA community – but not surging contender Francis Ngannou. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, the hulking Frenchman explained that he’s […]
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Despite lopsided win, Stipe Miocic didn’t want to hurt Junior Dos Santos
Over the weekend, in the main event of the stacked UFC 211, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic made the second defense of his title with a crushing, first-round TKO of Junior Dos Santos. This win also served as a bit of vengeance for Miocic, who gave up a close decision to Dos Santos when they […]
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Junior Dos Santos discusses “terrible” loss to Stipe Miocic
Last night, in the main event of UFC 211, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos failed to reclaim the title, as he succumbed to first round strikes dealt by reigning champ Stipe Miocic. Despite this lopsided loss, an ever classy Dos Santos joined the media post fight to discuss his performance. Unsurprisingly, he was […]
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Pros react to Stipe Miocic’s big win at UFC 211
Pros react to Stipe Miocic’s big win at UFC 211 Stipe Miocic successfully defended his UFC heavyweight championship tonight in Dallas, defeating former division title holder Junior Dos Santos via first-round TKO in the evenings main event. Here is how the UFC pros reacted to Miocic’s first-round finish: Oh my goodness — Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) […]
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UFC 211 Results: Stipe Miocic KO’s Junior Dos Santos (VIDEO)
UFC 211 Results: Stipe Miocic vs. Junior Dos Santos A heavyweight title fight rematch between current champ Stipe Miocic and former division title holder Junior Dos Santos served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 211 pay-per-view card in Dallas, Texas. Round one begins and Stipe lands a leg kick. Both fighters are slightly tentative […]