UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defended his belt for the first time at UFC 203 on Saturday in Cleveland, putting the stamp on his newly minted title.
His fellow fighters took to Twitter to praise his performance, but Miocic also took a moment to make a classy post as we enter the 15th Anniversary of 9/11.
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.@stipemiocicufc leaves @TheQArena with his belt in hand! #UFC203 pic.twitter.com/wXuk46Kp3D
— #UFC203 (@btsportufc) September 11, 2016
Damn!! @stipemiocicufc with a brutal KO!! Congrats brotha!! #ufc203 #andstill
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) September 11, 2016
Stipe is gonna be tough to take that belt from… #UFC203
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) September 11, 2016
Damn, KO’d in full-guard. #ufc203
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) September 11, 2016
Love that man @stipemiocicufc !!!!!!!!!
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) September 11, 2016
Congrats @stipemiocicufc looks like the belt stays in the land! @ufc #ufc203
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) September 11, 2016
@stipemiocicufc !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keeps the strap in Ohio!!! #ufc203 @ufc
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) September 11, 2016
Wow. Congrats @stipemiocicufc he’s gonna be out for awhile!
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) September 11, 2016
Wild ass fight! #UFC203
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) September 11, 2016
