Pat Miletich Videos, Pat Miletich, Pat Miletich fighter, IFL, MMA
Often known as “The Croatian
Sensation” Pat Miletich at the age of 26 began to train for the
MMA. He had already trained in a variety of martial arts including
karate, kickboxing, and boxing. He was very much inspired by the
boxing aspirations of his uncle, Johnny “Miller” Miletich who
was present at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles as part of the
boxing squad. He would begin training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and
compete in his first MMA event “Battle of the Masters” in Chicago
in 1995.
He made his official UFC debut at UFC 16 and won the very first
UFC Lightweight Tournament. During "UFC Brazil" Pat become the
first UFC Lightweight champion, defeating Mikey Burnett. In 2001,
the UFC changed weight class limits, making Pat Miletich the Welterweight
division champion.
After a two year break Pat returned to the Octagon in "AMMA 2
- Adrenaline" where he battled against Thomas Denny in December
2008, and he was victourous by KO early in the second round.
George Katsinopoulos
and the Definition of Courage
This video is of one of my friends from Greece
who trains at the Athens, Greece affiliate. He went to see his
father before he left for this fight and found his father had
died suddenly of a heart attack. He and his father were very close,
but he went thru with the fight anyway. -Pat M.
"What
it Takes to be a Miletich Fighter" -ESPN E:60 Special
