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During the last year Stipe Miocic has established himself as a destructive force and a credible title challenger in the UFC's heavyweight division, with stoppage wins over fierce K-1 veteran Mark Hunt and former champion Andrei Arlovski. After he demolished the Belarusian in under a minute in January, he empathically demanded a shot at the belt.
It came sooner than he expected.
Because Cain Velasquez fell victim to another injury, all of a sudden a spot in a heavyweight title bout against Fabricio Werdum was open.