Stipe Miocic answered his critics Saturday night in Las Vegas at UFC 195. In 54 seconds, the Cleveland-born Croatian-American took down former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski with ease. But more importantly, seconds after the win, you can see Miocic hollering at UFC president Dana White. It was heard around the UFC water cooler that Miocic was not in line to … [Read more...] about Miocic TKOs Arlovski In 54 Seconds
miocic
Miocic Returns From Croatia, Off to Australia
By 6 Comments
UFC Heavyweight Stipe Miocic returned from Croatia last week after helping CroCop train for his fight against Gabriel Gonzaga in Poland on April 11th. CroCop defeated the Brazilian in the 3rd Round by TKO. CroatianSports.com's own Croatian Crippler caught up with Miocic on his return home via Skype interview to talk about his trip and time with CroCop in Zagreb. Miocic … [Read more...] about Miocic Returns From Croatia, Off to Australia
OFFICIAL: Miocic vs. Hunt
By 15 Comments
UFC Fight Night 65 was officially announced by the UFC today. A heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt (10-9-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) and Stipe Miocic (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will headline the event in South Australia’s capital of Adelaide. According to the official UFC rankings, Stipe Miocic is ranked 4th in the world followed by Hunt at 5th. This fight has all the makings of a … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: Miocic vs. Hunt
Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors
By 53 Comments
2014 was a year of anticipation for Croatian sports fans. It was a year that saw Croatians wait over six months to open up the World Cup against hosts Brazil in one of the most anticipated openers in football history. And although the Vatreni fell short in Sao Paulo, the consensus knows it wasn't due to lack of effort. It was a year that saw … [Read more...] about Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors
Miocic Launches New Website
By 4 Comments
Stipe Miocic has the biggest fight of his career coming up on December 13th versus Junior Dos Santos in Phoenix,Arizona. This week though Miocic finally launched his new website WWW.Stipe-Miocic.com. It also seems he now has a new nickname "The FireFighter" for his next bout. The new website feautures everything from candid photos to merchandise and even a few interviews with … [Read more...] about Miocic Launches New Website
Miocic ready to battle in Brazil
By 8 Comments
It will be Croatia vs. Brazil a few weeks early for MMA fans as Cleveleand born Croatian heavyweight Stipe Miocic returns to the octagon versus Brazilian Fabio Maldonado. Miocic gave the Crippler a candid phone interview this week, where he discussed his up coming fight, Croatia's chances in the upcoming World Cup and also gave his take on sex before a fight. Miocic's … [Read more...] about Miocic ready to battle in Brazil
Pokrajac gets shot at ex-champ, Miocic moving up?
By 11 Comments
The Croatian slugger Igor Pokrajac is the latest addition to November's recently announced UFC Fight Night 32 event in Brazil. The Croatian Light Heavyweight will face a very tough opponent in Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante. The Brazilian is an ex Strikeforce World Champion but he is still looking for his first victory inside the Octagon since his debut KO loss to Thiago … [Read more...] about Pokrajac gets shot at ex-champ, Miocic moving up?
Miocic Training Tactics for UFC 161
By 15 Comments
Tuesday night the Croatian Crippler attended a unspecified location in Winnipeg Manitoba to sit in on Stipe Miocic's training session. The Croatian Heavyweight contender looked to be in good form and ready for the biggest fight of his career on Saturday night. Stipe Miocic did reveal his special technique that he has been practicing for the past few months. This … [Read more...] about Miocic Training Tactics for UFC 161
One on One With The Croatian “Mad Scientist” of BJJ
By 11 Comments
Photo: CroatianSports.com I recently had the chance to interview and train with Croatian-born Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, Dragan Konjević, who is also known as the "Mad Scientist" of grappling. Konjević is the lead instructor/owner of Dragan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Waterloo, Ontario , Canada and is also associated with Alliance Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Konjević is widely … [Read more...] about One on One With The Croatian “Mad Scientist” of BJJ
