At UFC 198 in front of a sold out crowd in Curitiba, Brazil; Cleveland’s own Stipe Miocic shocked and silenced a legion of fans as he knocked out fan favorite Fabricio Werdum in under one round to claim himself the UFC heavyweight championship.

In addition to the belt, he also earned a performance of the night bonus as well as managing to break the infamous ‘Cleveland Curse’ that was plaguing his hometown.

Receiving a hero’s welcome arriving back to his fair city from Brazil, Stipe’s public profile grew tremendously overnight and a myriad of public appearances were soon to follow the newly crowned champ.

His lastest foe Alistair Overeem thought the fame may be getting to Stipe’s head.

“Stipe was going to different parties [in Vegas]. You could see that. He’s at different party events, he’s acting crazy, having a drink in his hand. He has been celebrating his victory. And you know what? Who can blame him? He became the champion in record time. But while he was celebrating, I was working. I was training hard. And my life has been dedicated [to winning the belt] for the last two-and-a-half years.”

Stipe then proved his critics wrong at UFC 203 with a first round bludgeoning of the Demolition Man.

So what is next for Stipe?

An appearance on a floor commercial of course.

In the following clip we an excited Stipe star in an ad for Nature Stone flooring. Curiously he is credited as the “MMA World Heavyweight Champ” and is holding a generic title belt instead of his usual UFC gold.

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Stipe Miocic ( born August 19, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.

He holds notable wins over Fabricio Werdum, Alistair Overeem, Andrei Arlovski and Mark Hunt.