Efter förlusten mot Jon Jones annonserade Stipe Miocic sin pension från sporten.
Stipe Miocic går i pension
Ofta benämnd som sportens tungvikts-GOAT. Med andra ord den främsta tungviktaren någonsin. Med sitt än idag, för viktklassen, stående rekord på fyra försvar av bältet plockade han vinster mot meriterat motstånd som Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos och Francis Ngannou.
Under tiden i UFC blev han någon av en kultfighter. Inte en av de självklara stjärnorna, men med en uppfriskande mediaovana samt arbetet som brandman fick han för många en jordnära status.
Om det så är för prestationerna i buren, hans personlighet eller något helt annat så satte Miocic onekligen sin stämpel över sporten MMA.
”Evigt tacksam”
Under den gångna helgen såg vi Jon Jones cementera sin position som tungviktsmästare när han avslutade Stipe Miocic. Det var den sistnämndes första match på över tre år. Nu, 42 år gammal, har han gått i pension från sporten.
På Instagram delade han ett inlägg där han uttalade sig om beslutet att lägga handskarna på hyllan. Till en början lugnade han alla oroande fans över eventuella skador.
Let me start this post by saying I am good. Been through a lot worse. I hope everybody enjoyed the show on Saturday. What an incredible way go out! I started this journey fighting in local bowling alleys & ended it selling out Madison Square Garden. It truly doesn’t get batter than that.
Sorry I don’t get the W, but you can’t get em all. Sometimes it’s not your night, that is the nature of the beast. You can’t plan a perfect ending in this sport, but I guess the perfect ending is to have been lucky enough to do it at all. You all have given me so much, and I hope I did you all proud. Croatia & Cleveland Ohio especially. I felt all of you with me at every battle.
Därefter tog han tillfället i akt och hyllade allt ifrån fru, barn och tränare.
To Marcus Marinelli and the Strongstyle team. We started together, we finished together. We cried together & we bled together. If people only knew the whole story of everything we have been through… we could write a pretty badass novel. There is nobody else I would have shared this journey with… the best part is that we are family forever… Marcus, I know my father has passed. But I also know he appreciates you stepping in and being the father figure I needed in my life. We had a hell of a run coach. You dedicated years of your life to me. We made history based on a dream and you had a vision. Now we have more time to drink wine and play euchre while making fun of Bobby because he is terrible at defending him self.
To my opponents, thank you all. I learned something from every single one of you. It was a honor to go to war brothers 👊
To my wife, you are my rock. The ship doesn’t sail without you. You sacrificed so much for this dream and I love you. God knew I needed you & you motivate me more than any one! I will miss hanging up on you on Embedded, but there’s YouTube for that 😂 To my kids, everything I have ever done is all for the two of you. To my Mom, I know this isn’t the career you would have chose for me, but you have always been in my corner since day one.. it was me & you. To my Vayner sports family, you guys are the best in the business!
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