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Ben Rothwell Tells JDS To ‘F*ck Off’ After Miocic Call Out

Reigning UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic currently does not have his next title defense scheduled, but it’s expected that he’ll take on the winner of UFC 207’s rematch between former champions Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez. Another potential title challenger, however, could be No. 4-ranked ex-champion Junior Dos Santos, who recently took to his official

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Reigning UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic currently does not have his next title defense scheduled, but it’s expected that he’ll take on the winner of UFC 207’s rematch between former champions Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez.

Another potential title challenger, however, could be No. 4-ranked ex-champion Junior Dos Santos, who recently took to his official Twitter account to call out Miocic:


Miocic and Dos Santos have squared off once before back at UFC on FOX 13 where “Cigano” got the nod after a five round slug fest. JDS most recently scored a dominant decision victory over No. 5-ranked Ben Rothwell.

Rothwell, however, doesn’t feel as if the Brazilian is deserving of a title shot, as he told Miocic to tell Dos Santos to ‘f*ck off’:


Who do you feel is most deserving of the next shot at Miocic’s heavyweight title?

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Six Ways Stipe Miocic Is Changing The HW Division For Good

It’s often said in mixed martial arts that although getting to the top of the food chain is difficult, staying on top is simply that much harder. We have seen that to be true time and time again, and most clearly within the UFC’s heavyweight division, a division in which a champion has never defended

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It’s often said in mixed martial arts that although getting to the top of the food chain is difficult, staying on top is simply that much harder.

We have seen that to be true time and time again, and most clearly within the UFC’s heavyweight division, a division in which a champion has never defended his title more than twice.

In fact, the title once again changed hands this past weekend (May 14, 2016) for the second time in less than 12 months. Stipe Miocic seized the opportunity of a lifetime in his main event bout with Fabricio Werdum in Brazil at UFC 198, finishing “Vai Cavalo” with a clean right hand in the first round to become the new titleholder.

Now the king of the mountain, the Croatian-American will be faced with the daunting task of keeping a shiny gold belt strapped around his waist in the unforgiving waters of the heavyweight division.

But he may be up to the task. He’s not exactly young at 33 years old, yet that does make him surprisingly spry in the quickly aging heavyweight landscape, and he is clearly defining a new breed of heavyweight fighter by himself.

Let’s take a look at six reasons why Miocic may defy the odds and continue to wreak havoc on the heavyweight class for more than just two title defenses….

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Four Fights For Stipe Miocic To Take Next

Stipe Miocic shocked the MMA world in the main event of last night’s UFC 198 card, knocking out Fabricio Werdum in the very first round to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, and silencing forty-thousand plus Brazilian fans in the process. That makes it three consecutive TKO victories for Miocic, and he now has the

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Stipe Miocic shocked the MMA world in the main event of last night’s UFC 198 card, knocking out Fabricio Werdum in the very first round to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, and silencing forty-thousand plus Brazilian fans in the process.

That makes it three consecutive TKO victories for Miocic, and he now has the chance to solidify himself as the true king of the heavyweight division, a division that has been in a bit of a limbo in recent years.

With that being said, however, the division has seemed to be revitalized as of late, and the newly minted champion should have multiple challengers awaiting him.

Let’s take a look at four possible fights for Miocic to take next:

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