{"id":182272,"date":"2016-01-12T08:20:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T16:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=182272"},"modified":"2016-01-12T08:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T16:20:39","slug":"stipe-miocic-makes-case-for-title-shot-shuts-down-overeems-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/stipe-miocic-makes-case-for-title-shot-shuts-down-overeems-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Stipe Miocic makes case for title shot, shuts down Overeem&#8217;s case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 195 earlier this month, Stipe Miocic fought Andrei Arlovski in a fight that many believed was a heavyweight #1 contender fight.<\/p>\n<p>Miocic went out and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-stipe-miocic-kos-andrei-arlovski\/\">KO&#8217;d Arlovski<\/a> in under a minute, and then proceeded to scream at UFC President Dana White to give him a title shot.  In addition, Miocic continued to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-stipe-miocic-calls-for-title-shot-with-win-over-arlovski\/\">make his case<\/a> for a title shot in his post-fight Octagon interview.<\/p>\n<p>On UFC on FOX 17 in December, Alistair Overeem <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-alistair-overeem-kos-junior-dos-santos\/\">TKO&#8217;d former champion<\/a> Junior Dos Santos, making a very strong case for why he deserved a title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Miocic spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v-_6qhAb6f0\" target=\"_blank\">Submission Radio<\/a> to make his case for a title shot, and shut down Overeem&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s always in the back of my mind, but you know, I think I&#8217;m more deserving. Overeem is super tough. He&#8217;s a tough guy, he&#8217;s been on a little streak, but I definitely feel like I&#8217;m more deserving than he is. The last three guys I fought are top five in the world, and he&#8217;s got three guys behind him that knocked him out in the first round.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is important to mention that champion Fabricio Werdum will be defending his championship at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/video-promo-ufc-196-werdum-vs-velasquez-2-a-clash-of-titans\/\">UFC 196<\/a> against Cain Velasquez in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 195 earlier this month, Stipe Miocic fought Andrei Arlovski in a fight that many believed was a heavyweight #1 contender fight. Miocic went out and KO&#8217;d Arlovski in under a minute, and then proceeded to scream at UFC President Dana White to give him a title shot. 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