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30 greatest UFC fighters of all time

By Richard Ferraina

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - JULY 08: Henry Cejudo's UFC Championship belt is displayed at "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on July 08, 2019 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - JULY 08: Henry Cejudo's UFC Championship belt is displayed at "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on July 08, 2019 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) /
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Stipe Miocic (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
Stipe Miocic (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /

7. Stipe Miocic

On his off days, Stipe Miocic is a firefighter, but he is also considered one of the best heavyweights of all time. The Ohio native and two-time heavyweight champion entered MMA in 2010 and joined the UFC with a 6-0 record. Miocic is 14-4 in the UFC with nine performance bonuses.

Miocic fought 10 times before he challenged for the title, knocking out Joey Beltran, Gabriel Gonzaga, Fabio Maldonado, Mark Hunt, and former champion Andrei Arlovski along the way.

Miocic ventured into Brazil to face champion Fabricio Werdum and stunned the crowd by knocking him out in the first round. Miocic would defend his title against Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos, and scary newcomer Francis Ngannou.

Miocic had a three-year trilogy with Daniel Cormier where he went 2-1 and became a two-time heavyweight champion but hasn’t fought in two years after losing the title in the Ngannou rematch at UFC 260. Miocic is 6-2 in title fights and holds the record for most wins (14) and title defenses in the heavyweight division with three. Miocic looks like he’s waiting for the winner of the Ciryl Gane/Jon Jones fight, which will be his third shot at the heavyweight title.

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