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UFC champion Stipe Miocic took batting practice with Indians and, of course, homered

By Ben Cosman

There are two things you should know about Stipe Miocic, the Indians' guest during batting practice on Tuesday:
1. He's the UFC heavyweight champion after knocking out Fabricio Werdum on Saturday.
2. He played third base at Cleveland State University, and even drew interest from a handful of MLB teams. 
With that in mind, it's no wonder he looked right at home in the cage:

The champ -- who's also a firefighter and good friends with Indians catcher Yan Gomes -- hung out with the team before the intra-Ohio game against the Reds:

And he seems to have impressed quite a few of 'em with his work with a bat:

Knocking one out of the park will do that.

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