– The first installment of “Embedded” ahead of Saturday’s UFC 203 card has been released, and CM Punk is featured. Many believe that fight should have been a draw, a Maldonado victory or even a Maldonado TKO in the first round when Emelianenko was in trouble.
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“He’s a good fighter”. No heavyweight champion has been able to defend his title more than two times in a row.
As much as Lesnar likes to point to his struggles with diverticulitis as the root of his downfall, he too fell prey to the continued evolution of the division, as Velasquez rose to contention at the tail end of the “get as big and powerful as you can” days weighing in between 230 and 240 pounds brandishing a bottomless gas tank that let him maintain a ridiculous pace. For example, in his fight against Andrei Arlovski, he was able to get after it early by getting in Arlovski’s face and landing some hard shots before finishing him early in the first round. Without his wrestling, Miocic is more or less a boxer – and a good one, especially by heavyweight standards.
“He’s an unbelievable kickboxer, he’s good on the ground and he’s strong”, Miocic said. But I’ve seen a lot of things where he makes mistakes. Miocic absorbs about three and a half significant strikes per minute, while Overeem eats less than two. During his every-day workouts, Miocic focuses on conditioning, strength and explosive speed work.
But Miocic said he isn’t anxious about his homecoming narrative entering Saturday’s fight, admitting it will be no different than if he were training in Brazil with no one worrying about him. “I’m nervous and everything, but once the Octagon door closes, it’s game on”. It’s still surreal. I think when I’m retired, old and fat, it’ll finally hit me being the champ, but listen man, I’m just scratching the surface. Now, I have to defend it. “I’m not putting any extra pressure on myself for that”. He won the heavyweight title in May by knocking out Fabricio Werdum. The former champion was chasing Miocic around the outer rim of The Octagon, and left his chin exposed.
Sylvia’s power resulted in two title reigns when the division was at its thinnest and Couture’s shuffling right hand out of the gate to topple “Big Timmy” set the tone for their entire encounter. Browne is 18-4-1 (including 9-4-1 UFC) but 3-3 in his last six fights. “I just like to do my thing and walk out”. I’m keeping it for a long time. I know I can knock him out and he’s going to get knocked out.
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Miocic is coming off a first round KO of Fabricio Werdum that won him the covetred UFC heavyweight belt, and this title defense comes in OH his home state. “But then I shut people up, which I’m good at doing”.
