#1 Stipe Miocic
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Stipe Miocic truly is the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’, after dethroning Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 and defending his Heavyweight strap at UFC 203 against Dutch-striking savant Alistair Overeem, winning both fights via mind-numbing KOs.
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His strength, power and explosiveness are accentuated by his ability to move with fleet-footedness that’ll put Lightweights to shame.
Miocic played baseball and football as a high-schooler whilst simultaneously honing his grappling skills as an amateur wrestler. Furthermore, he played collegiate basketball and also got several big-time offers from Major League Baseball (MLB) during his time at Cleveland State University and Trevecca Nazarene University.
He’s also a former Golden Gloves boxing champion and NCAA Div-1 wrestler.
The UFC HW champion and part-time firefighter made his professional MMA debut in 2010, making his UFC debut the very next year at UFC 136 with a decision win over MMA veteran Joey Beltran. Miocic has finished 13 out of his 16 career victories, with 12 of them coming by way of knockout.
As his teammate Jessica Eye once famously said- ‘Stipe is the new breed of Heavyweight’. Speed kills and ‘Stone Cold’ Stipe possesses said speed and agility in abundance.
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