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GROCKE’S TAKE: Where does Stipe Miocic rank among the greatest heavyweights of all-time?

May 30, 2017

After stopping Junior dos Santos in the first round at UFC 211, Stipe Miocic successfully defended his UFC Havyweight Title for the second time. Many have successfully defended the belt two times in a row […]

5 YRS AGO: UFC announces Fox debut to feature Heavyweight Championship fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos (w/Penick’s Analysis)

September 3, 2016

It was five years ago this week that UFC announced that a Heavyweight Championship fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos would headline the debut on Fox network. The following is our initial report and […]

UFC reportedly considering bringing Stipe Miocic’s first Heavyweight Title defense to Cleveland

May 19, 2016

Cleveland’s own Stipe Miocic brought a championship to his hometown this week after knocking out Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198, and now he might be bringing a UFC event to the city for the first […]

Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly to honor Cleveland’s own UFC Heavyweight Champ Stipe Miocic at playoff game

May 17, 2016

New UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic brought home a Championship to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, this week, knocking out Fabricio Werdum in the main event of UFC 198 to capture the belt. After the […]

New UFC Heavyweight Champ Stipe Miocic returns home to celebration, fanfare in Cleveland

May 16, 2016

Stipe Miocic returned home to Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday to a hero’s welcome after capturing the UFC Heavyweight Championship in Brazil on Saturday night at UFC 198. Miocic documented some of the response upon his […]

New Champ Miocic says Werdum was quicker than he thought at UFC 198, thinks Brazilian fans were “amazing”

May 15, 2016

Stipe Miocic came out of Brazil with the UFC Heavyweight Championship on Saturday night, knocking out Fabricio Werdum in the UFC 198 main event. Despite the success he had in the fight, he didn’t agree […]

UFC 198 Results: Stipe Miocic captures Heavyweight Title in stunning KO over Fabricio Werdum

May 15, 2016

45,000 fans in Curitiba fell silent on Saturday night at UFC 198, as Stipe Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum to take the UFC Heavyweight Championship in the night’s main event. The shocking upset finish came […]

UFC Heavyweight Champ Fabricio Werdum wants Fedor Emelianenko rematch in Chechnya

May 14, 2016

“It will happen because it’s a fight that I really want. I respect Fedor a lot, he’s an example in our world. I would give him this rematch, for sure… I have everything planned in […]

Alistair Overeem likely to get desired UFC Heavyweight Title shot, but unlikely to get it in New York

May 9, 2016

Alistair Overeem is likely to get the next shot at the UFC Heavyweight Championship after his TKO win over Andrei Arlovski on Sunday, but it’s not likely to come at UFC 205 in New York. […]

Junior dos Santos assesses UFC 198’s Werdum-Miocic title bout, believes Miocic “has an advantage”

March 15, 2016

“Werdum has evolved a lot, he impressed in the few times he fought. He has evolved a lot. His ground game is the best in the heavyweight division, no question about it. He has what […]

Cain Velasquez says back surgery “was a complete success,” says he’ll be able to train fully in 4-5 weeks

February 3, 2016

Cain Velasquez has updated his status after surgery this week, and the former UFC Heavyweight Champion feels positive about the direction he’s heading. Velasquez was forced out of this weekend’s Las Vegas event due to […]

Stipe Miocic’s manager says they’re ready to fight Fabricio Werdum when he’s healthy, pushing for that title bout

February 2, 2016

Stipe Miocic is hoping to get his title fight late this spring or early summer, and his team says they’ll be ready to go whenever Fabricio Werdum is healthy. In an interview with MMAJunkie.com, Miocic’s […]

Ben Rothwell says UFC Heavyweight Title secondary: “My No. 1 priority is laying waste to this entire division”

January 31, 2016

“The bottom line is I think the belt is secondary, because my No. 1 priority is laying waste to this entire division. Tonight, it wasn’t about dancing or laughing. It was about making a statement, […]

Fabricio Werdum comments on UFC 196 withdrawal backlash, relates to Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Ronda Rousey

January 27, 2016

Fabricio Werdum is happy with the decision he made to pull out of UFC 196 due to injury, and the UFC Heavyweight Champion said this week his decision was only reinforced by the reaction he’s […]

Fabricio Werdum to Stipe Miocic: I’ll fight you after my recovery, I think you are a great fire fighter

January 26, 2016

Fabricio Werdum won’t be fighting Stipe Miocic at UFC 196 any longer, but he said on Tuesday that he’ll be happy to take that bout after he recovers. On top of that, he took a […]

Cain Velasquez injured, Stipe Miocic in against Fabricio Werdum for Heavyweight Title at UFC 196

January 24, 2016

Cain Velasquez is out of UFC 196 with a back injury. UFC President Dana White broke the news on Twitter Sunday night, and Stipe Miocic will now step in to fight Fabricio Werdum for the […]

ROUNDTABLE: Should Stipe Miocic get the next UFC Heavyweight Title fight after Werdum-Velasquez II?

January 7, 2016

Stipe Miocic has a claim for a UFC Heavyweight Title shot. Should he be next for the Fabricio Werdum-Cain Velasquez winner out of UFC 196? Why or why not? Will he be? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH […]

Velasquez says Werdum rematch worth waiting for, but wants to be more active in the future

October 8, 2015

“I was looking at an October fight too – that’s what I wanted to do. I got a call from Dana and he says he wants me to fight [Fabricio] Werdum again and I said, […]

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