{"id":346345,"date":"2020-04-07T11:36:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=346345"},"modified":"2020-04-07T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:36:16","slug":"pro-heavyweights-name-their-265-pound-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-heavyweights-name-their-265-pound-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro heavyweights name their 265-pound GOAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s an interesting debate for fighters and fans alike to have at any time.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>Heavyweights Decide Who The 265-Pound GOAT Is<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Yorgan de Castro, UFC heavyweight<\/strong>: Fedor. I think he\u2019s well-rounded and he\u2019s very good everywhere. He was also undefeated for so long and was unbeatable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Juan Espino, UFC heavyweight<\/strong>: I think the GOAT is Stipe Miocic. He keeps to his strategies and is very strong mentally and always finds a way to win. He can take you down or strike with you so I think Stipe is the GOAT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Alexey Oleynik, UFC heavyweight<\/strong>: Can I say Alexey Oleynik? [Laughs]. Alexey Oleynik has a very good chance in that I\u2019m ready at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Tanner Boser, UFC heavyweigh<\/strong>t: Fedor for obvious reasons. You are going to have a tough time getting a different answer from me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Maurice Greene, UFC heavyweight<\/strong>: Stipe Miocic. How can you argue it? Two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UFC<\/a> heavyweight champion and most title defenses and look at his resume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Juan Adams, ARES heavyweight<\/strong>: I personally think Mark Coleman. Just watching him fight you always knew it was going to be violent and his ground and pound is the best ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Allen Crowder, former UFC heavyweigh<\/strong>t: Stipe Miocic, he defended the belt the most amount of times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Consensus heavyweight GOAT: Stipe Miocic<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with the pros that Stipe Miocic is the heavyweight GOAT? Let us know in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI: Pros have already picked the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-flyweights-name-their-125-pound-goat\/\">flyweight<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-bantamweights-name-their-135-pound-goat\/\">bantamweight<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-featherweights-name-their-145-pound-goat\/\">featherweight<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-lightweights-name-their-155-pound-goat\/\">lightweight<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-welterweights-name-their-170-pound-goat\/\">welterweight<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-middleweights-name-their-185-pound-goat\/\">middleweight<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-light-heavyweights-make-their-picks-for-the-205-pound-goat\/\">light heavyweight<\/a> GOATs.<\/p>\n<p>Stay locked to BJPENN.com over the coming days to see who pros picked as the GOAT for every division.<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on 4\/7\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s an interesting debate for fighters and fans alike to have at any time. 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