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Mark Hunt Appreciates The Beating He Took From Stipe Miocic

November 30, 2015 | Posted by Joseph Lee

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Mark Hunt (11-10-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) said he appreciates the beating he took from Stipe Miocic (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 65 in May, because it allowed him to change up his style and beat Antonio Silva with a first round TKO at UFC 193. Miocic landed 361 strikes to Hunt’s 48 in that fight before the fight was stopped at 2:47 in Round 5. Here are highlights:

On the beating he took from Miocic: “It felt pretty good, you know. The last outing I had with Stipe, he beat me down big time. That’s what you get for coming in 11 kilos (24 pounds) over the day of the fight. I paid the price for that, and I understand that. I went back to the drawing board and started again. I went to Mike Swick at AKA in Thailand and changed my thinking on nutrition and everything, and came back stronger. I’m going to keep coming back stronger, man. Thank you, Stipe. Hopefully, we can meet again soon.”

On wanting to have a run of rematches before ending his career: “It’s all about power. I’ve still got a chance to make a run at it. I’ve got two more fights with the UFC, and hopefully I can get some more of these rematches with (Junior Dos Santos), Stipe (and current heavyweight champ Fabricio) Werdum. I’m ready. I’m coming.”

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Mark Hunt, Stipe Miocic, UFC, Joseph Lee