On Saturday, Sept. 10, the UFC hostedĀ UFC 203: Miocic vs. OvereemĀ fromĀ the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
In the night’s main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic looked to defend his belt for the first time in his own backyard as he took on former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 champion Alistair Overeem. The 34-year-old Miocic captured the belt with a violent, first-round knockout of Brazilian Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 in May. The Dutchman Overeem entered the match-up having won four straight inside the Octagon, including back-to-back knockout wins over former champions Andrei Arlovski and Junior dos Santos.
The co-main event also featured action in the heavyweight division as the aformentioned Fabricio Werdum rematched Travis Browne.
Also on the main card, former WWE superstar Phil “CM Punk” Brooks made his MMA debut against Mickey Gall.
The 10-fight event kicked off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET with one fight streaming on UFC Fight Pass. Four additional preliminary card bouts followed at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1, with the five-fight main card airing live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET.
For the full results of the event, clickĀ here.
Above is live video of the event’s post-fight press conference which kicks off approximately 30 minutes after the main event between Miocic and OvereemĀ comes to a close (courtesy of the UFC).
Fabricio Werdum vs.Ā Travis Browne
Phil “CM Punk” Brooks vs.Ā Mickey Gall
Urijah Faber vs. Jimmie Rivera
Jessica Andrade vs. Joanne Calderwood
Brad Tavares vs.Ā Caio Magalhaes
Nik Lentz vs. Michael McBride
Drew Dober vs. Jason Gonzalez