LAS VEGAS – Stipe Miocic seems to understand what goes with his title and his accolades in the UFC.

That he’s the UFC’s heavyweight champion pretty much automatically gets him labeled “the baddest man on the planet.” Part of that is traditional fight hype marketing, to be certain. But Miocic also is fresh off a dominant win over Francis Ngannou that gave him the most consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses in history.

And because of that, he’s not only the aforementioned toughest guy in the world, but also statistically the best UFC heavyweight of all time. As for the best heavyweight ever, regardless of the banner being fought under, Miocic will leave that to other people to figure out.

After all, he doesn’t even believe he’s at the highest level in his own home.

“When I go home, I’m fourth on the ladder at my house,” Miocic on Friday told MMAjunkie. “It’s my wife, the dogs and me – I’m just there to pay the bills. Being the ‘baddest man on the planet,’ how many title (defenses) – it doesn’t matter (at home). They’re ahead of me. All I care about is taking care of my family. It’s great, what I’ve done, and I’m going to keep it going. But all I care about is taking care of my family.”

In July, Miocic’s (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) next chance to take care of his family will come against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who is moving up to heavyweight to challenge for Miocic’s title in a true superfight.

The fight headlines UFC 226 on July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims expected for FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. A win for Cormier would put him in some rarified company as a two-division UFC champion, and he’d join Conor McGregor as the only fighter to have two belts at the same time.

It also could be the most anticipated heavyweight title fight in history. And since he’s friendly with Cormier, the two had a conversation first before agreeing to not only fight each other, but coach opposite each other on the upcoming 27th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which begins filming soon and will debut this spring on FS1.

“We actually talked to each other on the phone to make sure it was the right thing for both of us,” Miocic said. “We’re both gamers – we’re here to fight. But we also wanted to make sure it was the right thing for both of us, and it worked out well.

But even though Miocic said he knows he has a tough test ahead of him, albeit against a currently smaller opponent, he doesn’t think anything will be much different come July 8.

Other than one more notch on his record, that is.

“I’m going to go out there and do my thing and walk out with the belt still wrapped around my waist,” he said. “Nothing’s going to change. He’s a great fighter and an amazing person, but unfortunately, he’s facing me, and he hasn’t faced anyone like me yet.”

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