Jimmie Rivera, left, punches Urijah Faber during a bantamweight bout at UFC 203 on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, in Cleveland.
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Earning “Fight Of The Night” honors was the insane one round war between headliners Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem. For his efforts, “The Reem” collected a $30,000 check from the sports apparel company.
Overeem will take on Miocic in the champion’s first title defense in the main event of UFC 203 at Quicken Loans Arena tonight, and plans on adding the missing piece of his two-decade mixed martial arts career to the trophy case.
The 38-year-old Punk charged Gall but was on his back less than 10 seconds into the fight.
So, how are payouts determined?
“The process was magical”, Punk said in his post-fight press conference. “I just don’t know how and to think it would happen here like this; just blows my mind”. I nearly feel a little bit sad I’m going to take something away from them. Overeem was originally supposed to fight for the UFC title in 2012 but lost the opportunity when he failed a random drug test in Nevada. My coaches have me ready for every fight.
Overeem claimed that since winning the title, Miocic has been living the high life and not preparing properly for their upcoming match-up.
“Sometimes people just randomly show up, they want to meet him and they want to talk to him”. What if I get cut?
“I enjoy all energy”, Overeem said. “I said I would keep this belt for a long time and I did it”. He had two prior fights, and victories, to CM’s zero experience inside the cage and in front of thousands of fans and the judges, millions around the world… you get it.
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Miocic’s right hand has done the majority of the work to get him to where he is now. So if you’re a UFC fan, or looking to watch a fight for the first time, we’ve got all the info you need to know. “I will be back, believe it or not”, Punk said. “I remember I was in the back signing my check and all that stuff and I heard the boos and I asked what they were booing about cause I knew that was talking and they told me that he said that I tapped out”.
