Stipe Miocic made history on Saturday night when he became the first man to ever defend the UFC heavyweight title three consecutive times following his dominant win over Francis Ngannou at UFC 220. Afterward, a fired up Miocic was asked if he believed he now deserved to be called the greatest heavyweight in Octagon history, and the normally self-effacing champion was frank in his response.
“F*ck yeah I do,” Miocic said at UFC 220’s post-fight press conference.
“No one’s ever defended it three times. I’ve done it and I had a killers row of fighters to get to it.