Pat Miletich

Best known as a retired martial artist from the United States, Pat Miletich was also a sports commentator. He was born in Davenport, Iowa. Miletich’s interest in martial arts began when he was only 5 years old. He first started wrestling when he was 5, and continued even throughout his high school studies. Miletich however began his mixed martial arts training when he was 26 years old. He got to learn all about karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He chose Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as his main field of MMA studies. In 1995, Miletich got to enter the first tournament in Chicago in Battle of Masters. He remained active on stage even in smaller events and loved the success that he was reaching. To further pursue fighting on stage, Miletich decided to fight in Ultimate Fighting Championship 16, and he won the first UFC Welterweight tournament. Miletich then moved to Middleweight division. His last UFC fight was in 2008, where he scored a second-round KO against Thomas Denny. Aside from his fighting career at UFC, Miletich also founded Miletich Fighting Systems, which is a mixed martial arts academy in Bettendorf, Iowa. He got to train more than 90 televised fighters and no less than 11 MMA world champions, such as Matt Hughes, who is a two time UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame. Miletich is also known for training local, state and federal law-enforcement officers and military groups.