In the main event of UFC 203, Stipe Miocic will look to defend his title for the first time against top heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem.
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He’s been a champion in kickboxing and multiple mixed martial arts promotions.
“To me, this is going to be the crown of my career”, Overeem told the Journal.
On the eve of his first title defense, Miocic appears to many to be capable of holding on to the belt for a considerable amount of time, as there is no one in the division that represents a significant matchup problem to him and his combination of skills, conditioning and natural athletic talents make him a nightmare opponent for every except a select few within the division. “To me I’m stepping into enemy territory and I’m going to use that as fuel and I’m going to use that as motivation”, Overeem said.
Ryan Bader has definitely bounced back from his round one KO loss to Anthony Johnson in January, defeating fellow light heavyweight Ilir Latifi with a devastating knee in round two of their match.
It is rare that any fighter with as little experience as Punk or Gall would get to fight in the UFC. We’re going to get that championship belt.
Light heavyweight fighter, Alexander Gustaffson saw his career reach a high point when he nearly won against former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 165.
“In my career, 22 years of training and competing, I’ve fought in front of hostile Russian crowds, Japanese crowds where no one knew me, all kinds of audiences”, he said.
“There’s just some things that I’ve had to change to be that guy again”, Velasquez said. I’ve trained super hard. I do believe he’s good at what he does.
COWBOY UP: UFC President Dana White on Wednesday told Cleveland radio host Anthony Lima that Jackson-Wink star Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will be fighting former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 205 in NY in November. The UFC nor either fighter has publicly confirmed the news.
Check out the full UFC 203 fight card below.
Mark Aragon, listed on the gym’s website as a media director, has posted on his personal social media account pictures of Borg training there in recent weeks.
This is the UFC 203 edition of On The Rise.
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Jessica Eye (-140) vs. Bethe Correia (+120) Brad Tavares (-170) vs. Caio Magalhaes (+150) Nik Lentz (-425) vs. Michael McBride (+320) Ian McCall (-125) vs. Borg is almost a decade younger and always improving, while McCall has been ravaged by injuries and fairly inactive during his UFC tenure.
