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UFC 203: Stipe Miocic keeps title with win over Alistair Overeem
Stipe Miocic wouldn’t let his hometown down.
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Floored by an early punch, Miocic recovered and knocked out Alistair Overeem at 4:27 of the first round to conclude UFC 203 on Saturday night in front of almost 20,000 delirious fans.
Miocic continued: “Everywhere I go – every time I do an appearance – I have a coach or training partner with me”. “I’m going to win the fight and I’m going to still be the champ”. I don’t want to give anything up. Miocic is listed at odds of -145 for a victory in the five-round bout, with Overeem rating a good chance at +115.
“I didn’t (tap)”, Miocic said. “Stipe was going to different parties”, Overeem said.
The main event was what the sold-out crowd came to see, but there were several other matchups of interest.
Miocic is now the top heavyweight in the game and he makes his first title defense in his hometown at UFC 203 on Pay-Per-View. His Strong Style teammate Jessica Eye lost a split decision bout to Bethe Correia (29-28, 28-29, 28-29) in the final fight of the Fox Sports 1 prelims. “I’m just disappointed. I’m beating myself up way more than I got beat up. I’m not sure what is coming now”.
Earlier on in the evening, Joanne Calderwood was defeated in the opener on the main card by Jessica Andrade.
“What sets me apart is my ability to finish off opponents of all calibers, and there’s been many of them”, Overeem said. “You’ll find out how I did it when I get my hand raised”.
HollywoodLifers, will you be watching UFC 203? “I didn’t get to the summit tonight but it doesn’t mean I’m going to give up, it doesn’t mean I’m going anywhere, it doesn’t mean I’m going to stop”. Jimmie Rivera routed Urijah Faber in bantamweight competition, picking up a unanimous victory and dealing the Californian veteran his third loss in four fights. Great event. Vegas. I didn’t go to any pool parties. He has had many experiences with fighters who have just been knocked out.
CM Punk’s UFC debut lasted just over two minutes, with Mickey Gall forcing the retired wrestler to tap out in the first round.
Fans will all surely agree that the referee is going to have a busy night, waving off one fighter while the other lies crumpled on the floor of the octagon.
Because of that, I say do NOT bet on this fight. I get energy from everybody. “I will be back, believe it or not”, Punk said. I know there’s a lot of doubters, but life’s about falling down and getting up.
Browne suffered a reported dislocated finger when a Werdum punch caught it awkwardly and he wasn’t able to mount much offense during the last two rounds, allowing the Brazilian to come away with the easy decision.
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“Cleveland needed it”, he said. I’m training as hard as I ever have before.