CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Modelo Especial, America’s fastest-growing beer1, announced its partnership with UFC ® heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic. This partnership marks the beer brand’s first partnership with a UFC ® fighter and is the first step in Modelo Especial’s new multi-year official UFC ® sponsorship which began Jan. 1. Miocic will headline UFC’s first Pay-Per-View event of 2018 when he faces top-ranked contender Francis Ngannou at UFC ® 220: MIOCIC vs. NGANNOU on Sat., Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston.