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Denis Stojnić (born February 2, 1980) is a Bosnian mixed martial artist.

He currently trains with the Golden Glory fight team alongside such notable MMA fighters and kickboxers as Alistair Overeem, Sergei Kharitonov, Semmy Schilt, Errol Zimmerman, Stefan Leko, Gokhan Saki, Jon Olav Einemo, Chalid Arrab, Paul Cahoon and many more.

Mixed martial arts career
Before he started his pro MMA career, he was a street fighter. Stojnić made his UFC debut on February 7, 2009 at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida against the future UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, losing to Velasquez by a second round TKO.

He was cut from the UFC organization following a bloody UFC 99 loss to Stefan Struve in what was billed as a loser leaves the UFC match. The fight saw 5 foot 10 Stojnic pitted against the tallest man in UFC history, a freak-show height difference of one foot. Stefan Struve was badly cut open with hammer fists from Stojnic while on his back in the first round and despite bleeding excessively and the fight almost being stopped by the doctor, Struve persevered in a bloody mess of a second round by gaining Stojnic's back and eventually locking in a rear naked choke to win by submission at 2:37 of the second round.

In his fourth fight since leaving the UFC, he defeated young prospect Mladen Kujundzic by submission with only one second left on the timer of the first round.

He was expected to fight Jeff Monson on December 1. 2012 in the newly formed Serbian organisation called "Serbian Battle Champiosnhip", however Monson was pulled out due to an injury suffered in his last fight. Stojnić instead fought Tihamér Brunner. Stojnić won by 1st round submission via americana.

In an interview for borba.ba Stojnić claimed that he will have a fight under K-1 rules on one of the Glory's next events, and that fight with Jeff Monson should finaly happen on Dream event.

He should fight in Final Fight Championship 4 event in Zadar, Croatia on May 10, 2013.