Karl Williams Calls Out Stipe Miocic for a Charity BBQ Cook Off After Humiliating Justin Tafa at UFC Vegas 89

UFC Vegas 89 saw Justin Tafa fight Karl Williams in the co-main event. The Australian could not overcome the Atlanta native, as the latter won the fight via a unanimous decision. During the post-fight interview, Williams decided to call out heavyweight legend Stipe Miocic, but not for a fight. He expressed wanting to compete against the former 2-time champion in a cook-off, which garnered reactions from fans on social media.

Karl Wiliams has done pretty well for himself in the UFC, despite having started his MMA training at the age of 28. He is currently undefeated in the promotion and the win over Justin Tafa helped him earn a 4th win, extending his winning streak. However, Williams surprised everyone when he called out Stipe Miocic. Let’s see what he had to say.

Williams mentioned that Stipe Miocic would be hosting a barbeque event soon. The former 2-time champion seems to be preparing for it at the moment. Karl Williams said, “I want to call out if I can, Stipe Miocic. He works at the firehouse and he said he’s gonna be barbecuing. He’s learning how to barbeque.”

As such, Karl Williams proposed a friendly competition with Stipe Miocic. He, along with his team, wanted to compete in a cook-off against the former champion and his firefighting crew. “So, this summer, let’s do a charity cook-off, and if he’s not busy… if you got some time, your firehouse against me, my crew at a charity barbeque [to] help firefighters,” Williams added. Meanwhile, the fans seemed to love the idea of a cook-off as they shared their reactions about it on Twitter (X).

Fans are all in for a cook-off between Karl Williams and Stipe Miocic

The majority of the UFC fans who witnessed UFC Vegas 89 loved the idea of a cook-off competition involving Stipe Miocic.

On the other hand, there were some fans who cracked up laughing at the prospect of watching two UFC fighters compete in a cook-off.

One fan also claimed that Karl Williams’ callout was one of the better ones in recent memory.

The fans also tweeted, urging the former two-time heavyweight champion to accept the challenge from Williams.

One fan suggested that cook-off is a better option for Stipe Miocic than fighting at the age of 41.

Another fan mentioned how Karl Williams survived a much bigger Justin Tafa in the fight only to call out Stipe Miocic for a cook-off.

The fans are now waiting to see how the former champion responds to Williams’ call out.

Stipe Miocic is currently inactive in hopes of fighting Jon Jones, which was supposed to take place at UFC 295. He may not have many fights left in his career given that he’s already 41 years old. However, a cook-off doesn’t seem too harmful and we will have to wait and see if the former champion accepts Karl Williams’ challenge.

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