WATCH: Former UFC champion Stipe Miocic becomes Cleveland Browns photographer at training camp

by: Nick Kosko • 52 minutes ago • nickkosko59

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic was a photographer at Cleveland Browns training camp this week. He is the latest high profile athlete to try his hand at the art.

If you remember, Ken Griffey Jr. was recently a working photographer at The Masters. Miocic, who’s considered by many as the greatest heavyweight in UFC history, is a massive Cleveland guy.

Born in Euclid, Ohio, Miocic is a big Cleveland sports fan and you’ll see him root for Ohio State athletics as well. A former Cleveland State wrestler, Miocic can be seen with his camera in the video below and getting a warm welcome from Myles Garrett.

always needed this collab, just didn’t know this was how it would go@stipemiocic | @Flash_Garrett pic.twitter.com/cMIzSebpwB

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) July 29, 2025

Miocic wrestled for three years at Cleveland State, qualifying for the 2003 NCAA Championships. He chose to focus on baseball his final year of eligibility before transitioning to a Hall of Fame MMA career.

From there, he put together a 5-0 amateur record before turning pro. Miocic went 6-0 in MMA before getting a shot in the UFC.

Once he joined the promotion, Miocic improved his record to 14-2 before getting a shot at the heavyweight title on May 14, 2016. He would knock out Fabricio Werdum in the first round to claim the belt.

Miocic defended the belt against Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou and broke the record for consecutive heavyweight title defenses.

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