Is Stipe Miocic Serbian?

Stipe Miocic—UFC heavyweight standout, of Croatian descent but born and raised in U.S., so ineligible.

How much does Stipe Miocic make a fight?

But despite losing, the greatest heavyweight of all-time earned a hefty purse for his first performance of 2021. According to reports (via Sportbible), Stipe Miocic took home a whopping $790,000, while Ngannou earned $730,000, which includes a huge win bonus of $150,000.

Is Stipe Miocic a volunteer firefighter?

While Miocic isn’t officially retired, the 39-year-old star hasn’t fought since being knocked out by Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 in March 2021. And since then he’s made the most of his spare time by upgrading from part-time to full-time firefighter.

Does Stipe speak Croatian?

Whilst Miocic does not speak fluent Croatian, he is working on it. “Ma razumijem (I understand – he says in Croatian), but seriously, I understand the Croatian language, but I am still learning so I can know it even better,” he said.