Stipe Miocic was officially removed from the Ultimate roster. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC
It seems that goodbye to Stipe Miocic from the UFC has finally been formalized. This Thursday (5) the 'UFC Roster Tracker' account on 'X' (formerly Twitter) updated fans that the American of Croatian descent has been officially removed from the Ultimate roster. Unless he signs again with the organization, his retirement is set.
At 42 years old, Miocic announced his retirement after a defeat against Jon Jones in the main fight of UFC 309, last November. But he continues to work at his other job, with the Ohio Fire Department, USA. The fighter left the sport as the record holder for saves of the UFC heavyweight belt, with four successful defenses, three of them consecutive. The fighter, who for many is the greatest heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) in history, built a record of 20 wins and five losses.
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Stipe Miocic He grew up playing sports, with a preference for baseball and wrestling, his first martial art, in which he competed in the first division of the NCAA. At the age of 23, a wrestling teammate took him to Strong Style MMA, a gym where he still trains today. He started practicing MMA, but found his main passion in boxing at the time and was the 'Golden Gloves' champion in Cleveland. From there, he went to MMA in a breeze. After five victories as an amateur, Miocic turned professional in 2010, at the age of 28, dividing his training and fights with his job as a firefighter.
UFC Career
S. Miocic beats Cormier at UFC 241 (Photo: Reproduction Facebook Stipe Miocic)
After scoring six consecutive knockouts in regional events, Miocic was signed by the UFC in 2011. He started with three straight wins, until suffering the first loss of his career at the hands of the 'giant' Stefan struveIn 2012.
After his first setback, Miocic would go on to lose another fight against the Brazilian. Junior Gypsy, in 2014. But it was against a Brazilian, on Brazilian soil, that the American became UFC champion. With a knockout over the then champion Fabricio Werdum at the Baixada Arena, in Curitiba.
Between 2016 and early 2018, Miocic broke the record for most heavyweight title defenses, defending the title consecutively against alistair overeem, Junior Gypsy e Francis Ngannou. In July 2018, however, the streak would be broken and a rivalry would be born. At UFC 226, Miocic ended up being knocked out by the former light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg) Daniel Cormier, but he wouldn't let it go unnoticed. The Croatian descendant shared the octagon with Cormier on two more occasions and defeated his rival on both occasions, in 2019 and 2020.
the reign of Stipe Miocic was interrupted again in March 2021, this time by Francis Ngannou, who became champion by brutally knocking out the then belt holder in UFC 260, carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dethroned, Miocic turned his full focus to his career as a firefighter, which went from being a part-time job to being the former champion's sole job for the past three years. Until his defeat to john jones.
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