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Stipe Miocic wants to finish the trilogy
The greatest heavyweight champion in UFC history has one request.
He wants a rematch.
After dropping the heavyweight title to Francis Ngannou this past March, Stipe Miocic is hungry for another shot at the belt.
“That’s what I’m pushing for,” says Miocic, who holds the record for most consecutive UFC heavyweight championship defenses with three.