It’s no surprise, considering he hasn’t quit his day job as a firefighter and paramedic in OH despite becoming the UFC heavyweight champion.
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In addition to the hype-worthy main event, the card also features a co-main event between former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne, who’s hungry for redemption following his loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 200.
Wren, 28, who attended the open workouts with his 2-year-old daughter Brooke and his cousin, Jamil Bloxon, said he’s been to a few fights in Las Vegas, but this one means so much more because it’s home. “The change of date is due to visa problems, I am approved for the visa but unfortunately because of delay I cannot get my printed visa documents in time for my flight on Monday, therefor the UFC have moved the fight to another event”.
He quickly proved just how great he was when he knocked out Werdum in the first round and now, he’s the UFC heavyweight champion. Miocic also has impressive takedown defense, he defended takedown attempts 73% of the time which put him in a position to keep the fight standing and dismantle his opponents with his boxing. “I’m not a good talker”, Miocic told the Fight Society podcast. Andrade is a very good striker, so JoJo will have to be careful there but I’m going with Calderwood via decision or TKO. His crisp boxing, KO power, good use of knee strikes make him very unsafe standing up.
The UFC has released the third episode of UFC 203 Embedded, which you can check out below. Judging from his last 4 impressive fights though, he’s not about that anymore.
His insane front kick KO of Arlovski was a thing of beauty and his overhand KO of Junior Dos Santos should be part of a striking study, he looked like he’s the uncrowned champ of the heavyweight division.
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Miocic isn’t big on predictions either. He said he was confident and was not anxious about critical comments Overeem made about Miocic’s lifestyle and relaxed disposition after winning the championship. Overeem may be able to pull off a submission. Some have seen this as a disadvantage for Overeem, but he thinks just the opposite. Cleveland would be a sight to see on Sep.
