Today's guest is Northeast Ohio native Stipe Miocic, who won knockout of the night in last week's UFC on Fuel, KO'ing Phil De Fries in just 43 seconds. The win is Miocic's second in his UFC career, and his eighth without a loss in his time as an MMA fighter.
Miocic
tells Chuck that he realizes he's still "green" and has to work on
every aspect of his mixed martial arts game. Happily, it seems that UFC
President Dana White and his schedule-makers have the same goal: Each
fight they've set for Miocic challenges a different skill set, from
standup to grappling. Miocic's UFC debut against brawler Joey Beltran went the distance, and demonstrated the former Cleveland State Viking baseball player's ability to take a punch.
We talked to Miocic about his career, where it's going and how he got to where he is, and we got him to talk us through a typical week of training at Marcus Marinelli's StrongStyle Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness gym in Independence.
And for the record, he's still working with both Oakwood Village and Valley View as a firefighter and EMT. Which means he can knock you out ... AND treat your injuries.
While we're at it, take a minute to answer today's Starting Blocks poll: Would you attend a UFC fight night if it were held in Cleveland.
SBTV returns on Tuesday.
