Stipe Miocic has revealed getting a rematch with the man he lost his heavyweight title to last year, Daniel Cormier, holds more importance to him then actually getting his title back.
Miocic (18-3) won the heavyweight belt when he knocked out Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 in May 2016. The 36-year-old went on to defend his belt three times, breaking the record for the most consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses.
The rematch with Cormier holds so much importance to Miocic purely because he feels he is the better fighter of the two. Having a baby daughter, Meelah, just a few weeks after that fight with Cormier, Miocic feels he now as something to fight for.