Mixed martial arts career Early career ĭuring his school days, in 2005, he was brought as a training partner to wrestle with Dan Bobish in Strong Style MMA Training Centre, in Independence, Ohio. He majored in marketing and communications at CSU.

He graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University. 344 with seven home runs in his senior year and helped the Trojans win the 2005 TranSouth Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles.

Īs a member of Jeff Forehand's baseball team, he hit. While wrestling in the 197 lbs weight class for Cleveland State Vikings, Miocic competed in the 2003 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Kansas City. He also played Division II baseball at Coker College his junior year of college. He received interest from Major League Baseball teams during his collegiate years at Cleveland State University and Trevecca Nazarene University. Miocic played baseball and American football and wrestled while at Eastlake North High School. Since childhood, his mother encouraged his involvement in sports. His parents separated when he was still a child and he continued to live with his mother, initially with grandparents, and later lived with his stepfather and younger half-brother Jonathan. His father originates from Rtina, while his mother is from Cetingrad, Croatia. He was born and raised in Euclid, Ohio, on August 19, 1982, the son of Croatian immigrants Kathy and Bojan Miocic ( Croatian: Miočić, pronounced ).

Prior to his MMA career, Miocic was a Golden Gloves boxing champion and NCAA Division I wrestler at Cleveland State University. Miocic holds the record for fight-night bonus awards, with nine, the most in the UFC heavyweight division's history and he is widely regarded as the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time. Having successfully defended his title four times during his two title reigns, he holds the record for most wins in heavyweight title fights along with the longest title defense streak in the heavyweight division, at three consecutive defenses.

As of November 14, 2023, he is #4 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two time UFC Heavyweight Champion. Stipe Miocic (born August 19, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist.

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