Stipe Miocic may be an Ohio native, but his parents are both from Croatia. Miocic got back to his roots for his last fight camp, heading to the homeland to train with friend Mirko Crop Cop.
After the press conference and hanging out with many fans that he welcomed after the first arrival in Croatia, Stipe Miocic fulfilled another great desire, to meet his idol – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.
Immediately upon arrival in Croatia, Stipe Miocic has expressed a desire to meet the legendary fighter. His wish was fulfilled by CroCop’s manager Orsat Zovko (director of Fight Channel).
As soon as he finished his training session, Cro Cop warmly greeted Miocic, whose career he follows since Miocic’s debut few years ago in the UFC. Stipe thanked CroCop for the warm welcome and told him that it was watching his matches back in the day that motivated him to start practicing martial arts.
Cro Cop and Miocic then palyed 1 on 1 basketball and also grappled:
