Stipe Miocic News
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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:
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VIDEO | Stipe Miocic knocks out Fabricio Werdum, wins UFC championship
bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016
In the main event of UFC 198, Stipe Miocic shocked the world as he knocked out Fabricio Werdum with one punch to win the UFC heavyweight championship.
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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.
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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.