Curtis Blaydes believes Stipe Miocic needs to make a decision on whether he is a UFC fighter or a firefighter.<\/p>\n
Miocic is currently on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic working as a firefighter in Ohio. Yet, due to this, the heavyweight champion has said he won’t fight during the pandemic<\/a>. He says can’t train and needs to work his firefighting job as the main reason why.<\/p>\n Since making that claim, many heavyweights have called for him to be stripped<\/a>. Dana White, meanwhile, says Miocic needs to make a decision soon or could be stripped as requested<\/a>.<\/p>\n For Blaydes, he says it’s a lie that Miocic can’t train and needs to defend his belt out of respect for the division.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/RazorBlaydes265\/status\/1261354932826865666<\/p>\n “Any professional athlete but especially a pro fighter needs to take responsibility for their training, this pandemic hasn\u2019t forced me to miss one workout. Stipe is tripping if he thinks ppl believe he can\u2019t train cause his coach can\u2019t open the gym up,” Blaydes wrote.<\/p>\n The third-ranked heavyweight<\/a> says it is unfair what Miocic is doing to all the rest of the heavyweights by making them wait.<\/p>\n So pick a job to commit to, we deserve a champion who\u2019s committed to continually proving he\u2019s the champ. If he can\u2019t do that for the foreseeable future that\u2019s ok no shade, but holding up the division isn\u2019t fair to all the other guys who are continually working for a title shot<\/p>\n — Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n