{"id":195172,"date":"2016-05-25T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T01:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=195172"},"modified":"2016-05-25T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T01:17:58","slug":"stipe-miocic-vs-alistair-overeem-headlines-ufc-203-in-cleveland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alistair-overeem\/stipe-miocic-vs-alistair-overeem-headlines-ufc-203-in-cleveland\/","title":{"rendered":"Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem headlines UFC 203 in Cleveland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will have home field advantage when he defends his title for the first time against number one contender Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 203.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC announced the news on Twitter just moments ago:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/735636718406111233<\/p>\n<p>Stipe Miocic became the UFC champion earlier this month in Brazil when he scored a one-punch knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum in the opening-round of their UFC 198 main event tilt. 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