So until he gets another shot at the double-champ, life will go on as it has been the last few months for Miocic, which begs the question:
What’s harder, being a parent or being a cage fighter?
“With my baby right now, knock on wood, it’s actually harder to be a cagefighter because she’s actually an awesome baby,” Miocic said. “We have a routine. I wake up in the morning, she’s like, ‘Wah.’ I’m like, ‘What’s up, girl?’ She gets all excited. I pick her up, change her, she smashes a ton of food, and we watch Puppy Dog Pals or Mickey (Mouse Clubhouse). She passes back out for another hour-and-a-half, so I take another nap with her.
“It’s great.”
After his record-breaking title defense kicked off 2018, Miocic told Joe Rogan that “none of this mean s***. I’m having a baby.” With life as a dad going about as well as he could hope, his focus to start 2019 remains on retaining the heavyweight strap.
“I’m going to get the belt back,” he said. “I’ll get my rematch, I’ll get my belt back, so I’m not worried about it. That’s all. Just a few bumps in the road. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Zac Pacleb is a writer and producer for UFC.com. You can follow him on Twitter @ZacPacleb.
