“I'm not scared to go to the ground. I've been wrestling my whole life....” — Stipe Miocic Quote

“I'm not scared to go to the ground. I've been wrestling my whole life. I've done a lot of jiu jitsu, but I like standing up, and every fight starts there.”

“I think I train too hard.”

“I practice going backward all the time.”

“You have to be very, very tough and I got tired of being tough - it's not in my nature. I was constantly standing up for myself because you have to fight for your place, that's your job.”

“You hear about our conservative background and know that we're Christian guys, but we're not timid at all. I will take anyone on when it comes to outworking them or putting on a better show or standing up for people who are being put down.”

“Sometimes people can be wary of standing up... but I don't have a problem doing that.”