Miocic made a name for himself when he won the UFC heavyweight championship with a first-round knockout of the former champion, Werdum, in the main event of UFC 198 at the Arena Atletico Paranaense in Curitiba, Brazil.
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UFC 203 is finally here, and we’ve got the live results of the event, which originates from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio!
Stipe Miocic will fight Alistair Overeem at UFC 203, with the main card fights scheduled to begin at 12 noon (AEST), on Sunday 11 September (AEST). “I know it is”. “You’ll find out how I did it when I get my hand raised”.
Overeem predicted the fight will end by the third of five scheduled rounds. “I wanted to shut him down, turn the mother board off”.
“He hit harder than I thought, he knocked me down but I wasn’t hurt”, Miocic said. A former Strikeforce and K-1 kickboxing champion, Overeem (41-15) dropped Miocic with a left hand in the opening moments and immediately went for a guillotine. “Stipe was the better man today”, Overeem said. I get energy from everybody. “I embrace both of them”.
That was a s good as the fight got for Overeem, who spent the rest of the fight landing a few big shots, but not really troubling Miocic.
“You keep track of things”. You could see that. With the UFC Heavyweight Championship online the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Miocic, the current reigning champ. “I just don’t know how and to think it would happen here like this; just blows my mind. I wish it was Saturday already because I’m ready to go”. “It’s going to be curious how Stipe handles it. Stipe seems very professional, but we’ll see how he handles it on Saturday”. Who can blame him? “Nothing has changed with my training except that I’m training harder than I ever have before”. My life has been dedicated for the last 2-1/2 years. In 56 professional MMA bouts, “The Reem” has evolved into one of the most risky heavyweights on the planet. I’m just happy we have something to be proud of. I was doing my appearances, my obligations, but I was training.
Overeem, on his finishing prowess. Miocic said after his 13th career finish. “No one else is getting in there with us, so I’m going to come out the victor and that’s the way it’s going to be”. It will be history. “The after party for some people won’t be so nice”.
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“We’ve brought some great guys in, we’ve looked over some film and we have a great strategic plan like we always do”.
