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UFC Champ Stipe Miocic Rules Out Fighting During Pandemic: ‘There’s No Way’

Count the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champ among those that won’t risk fighting during the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview with The Score on Thursday, Stipe Miocic explained that he would not be competing any time soon, and had other issues to attend to including his family and as a firefighter in his home in Cleveland.

“There’s no way,” said Miocic. “I mean, if I can’t get a full camp, there’s no reason to fight.”

When asked about training, he was frank about how the coronavirus has affected life for him, saying, “Nah, I mean honestly I haven’t been [training], the gym’s been closed [and] we don’t have a lot of stuff at our house, so it’s not really I can do a lot.