As far as Stipe Miocic is concerned, the only thing he has to worry about now is winning.
Miocic defended his heavyweight title for the first time this past Saturday night at UFC 203, stopping Alistair Overeem inside of the first round. After surviving a knockdown and a guillotine choke attempt, Miocic dominated.
The Ohio native made sure to send the Quicken Loans Arena crowd home happy – now, he just has to continue doing that.
“I’ll keep winning. I keep becoming ‘And Still.’ I told myself I’ll win the title and keep it a long time,” he said. “I was a little stiff at the beginning but I loosened up and started connecting. He kicks like a mule.”
While he enjoyed every embrace by the Cleveland crowd, fighting at home isn’t something Miocic wants to consistently do.
“I’d rather go fight in Brazil again,” he said. “I got hit up by a ton of people for tickets, and have been asked about after parties. I hate to travel but I love going away and doing my thing.”
As far as Stipe Miocic is concerned, the only thing he has to worry about now is winning.
Miocic defended his heavyweight title for the first time this past Saturday night at UFC 203, stopping Alistair Overeem inside of the first round. After surviving a knockdown and a guillotine choke attempt, Miocic dominated.
The Ohio native made sure to send the Quicken Loans Arena crowd home happy – now, he just has to continue doing that.
“I’ll keep winning. I keep becoming ‘And Still.’ I told myself I’ll win the title and keep it a long time,” he said. “I was a little stiff at the beginning but I loosened up and started connecting. He kicks like a mule.”
While he enjoyed every embrace by the Cleveland crowd, fighting at home isn’t something Miocic wants to consistently do.
“I’d rather go fight in Brazil again,” he said. “I got hit up by a ton of people for tickets, and have been asked about after parties. I hate to travel but I love going away and doing my thing.”
