Stipe Miocic Weathers the Storm, Fighters Praise Him on Twitter | MMAWeekly.com

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.

This ones dedicated to all those that lost their lives or their loved ones on 9/11. And to all those that… https://t.co/lk6jCKcgvZ

— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) September 11, 2016

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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