Melissa Croden: “My big goal is to become a female Stipe [Miocic]” | BJPenn.com

Melissa Croden sees a path similar to Stipe Miocic’s as she enters the cage for her UFC debut. This will take place on Saturday at UFC Vancouver, where the Canadian fighter will take on Tainara Lisboa. Ahead of UFC Vancouver on October 18, Croden appeared on MMA Canada to cover some important topics leading up to this huge moment.

One thing that was touched on was ‘Scare’ Croden’s future goal of being in firefighting and when it came to how long that has been a centered goal, Croden said [via MMA Canada],

“It’s been that way for the last few years. Just when I decided to move back to the city, I decided to do that because the way the Calgary Fire Department works is you don’t have to have your 10[01’s to do it. So, I wouldn’t have to go back to school. Their schedule would support like my pursuit in having a family myself.”

“So, it was just one of those obvious things in my mind that I’d want to do. It’s just the camaraderie in the tri services like fire, police, EMS is an environment that I’m very much used to. I think fire specifically fire is more like being with your bros at the gym. So, I think I would fit in very well there.”

“Like I love EMS. I love the chaos of the job and like the intensity of the job. The people that I’ve worked with are very close to me. My old partners in EMS are coming to my fight Vancouver as well. So they’re very close to me.”

“But yeah, I think my big goal is to become female Stipe [Miocic]. That’s something like that [laughs] another big goal on the list. So I’m going to make it happen. When I say I’m going to do something, I usually do it. So it will probably happen [laughs].”

The confluence of Stipe Miocic and fighting fires contrasted with people fighting

After saying that it seems like there are some similar crossover elements between life as a professional fighter and what it’s like to be a firefighter day to day, Croden stated [via MMA Canada],

“Yes, you’re spot on. Yes, it’s transferable. I think Fire is very similar in the way they function as a team and you know, I just want to be a part of it. I’m just drawn to it and I think I would be good at it. 90% of their calls are medical anyway. So I have the experience and yes, I’m very strong. I can drag a hose, I think. [laughs]. So yes [laughs].”