Every time Stipe Miocic competes — no matter what it is — he hates to lose.
So even though he stepped in against a seasoned jiu jitsu grappler on April 27 at Fight 2 Win 110 at NEO Sports Plant in Euclid — and did it for charity — Miocic wasn’t happy to come out on the losing end against Springfield police officer Aaron Howard.
Miocic’s appearance at the event was for a good cause, as he competed to raise money for the National Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation. The jiu jitsu match was the first of Miocic’s career, and even though he spent nearly the entire match on top of Howard, the three judges gave the decision to Howard.
.@stipemiocic loses his Fight 2 Win 110 jiu jitsu match to Aaron Howard in Euclid pic.twitter.com/yp23Ptepto
— Mark Podolski (@mpodo) April 28, 2019
“I didn’t know the rules,” said Miocic. “He’s a tough guy. Not taking anything away from him. He won.”
Action between @stipemiocic and Aaron Howard in Euclid pic.twitter.com/lZbxHzHyFv
— Mark Podolski (@mpodo) April 28, 2019
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Andy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla
Andy lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amanda and their 3 beautiful children. Andy is also the father of a Marine who is honorably serving in the United States Marine Corps.