Stipe Miocic was once deemed as the most successful UFC heavyweight champion when he racked up a total of three title defenses. His reign unfortunately came to an end when he faced Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 last July and lost via first-round knockout.
Miocic has been eager to reclaim the title, and had issues with the UFC’s booking of Cormier’s title fight against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 last November. Cormier, meanwhile, declared Miocic as his next challenger if his intended Brock Lesnar fight falls through for whatever reason.
Now that a new year has unfolded, Miocic is seemingly more focused at reclaiming the title.