4. Stefan Struve
On the surface this fight might not seem to make very much sense. Struve is ranked #13, and has lost 3 of his last 5 fights. But in 2012 Stefan Struve handed Stipe Miocic the first ever loss of his career. Not only that but he knocked him out in the 2nd round. Both fighters were awarded bonuses for their efforts that night.
Struve is a guy who many thought would do better than he has in the heavyweight division. His long frame gives him a reach advantage on pretty much anybody, and he has shown the ability to knock out tough guys. But Struve has lost a lot of fights, which is why he is down as low as he is in the rankings.
Struve doesn’t deserve a title shot, but Miocic does deserve to try and avenge a loss on his record if he wants to. There is one other loss he probably wants to avenge more however.
