{"id":202492,"date":"2016-08-30T01:15:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T08:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202492"},"modified":"2016-08-30T08:27:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T15:27:15","slug":"will-alistair-overeem-heavyweight-divisions-greatest-time-title-win-ufc-203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alistair-overeem\/will-alistair-overeem-heavyweight-divisions-greatest-time-title-win-ufc-203\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Alistair Overeem be the heavyweight division&#8217;s greatest of all time with a title win at UFC 203?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/watch-fighters-massive-physique-drops-arianny-celestes-jaw\/\">Alistair Overeem<\/a> has his chance to get the UFC heavyweight championship title when he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alistair-overeem\/stipe-miocic-vs-alistair-overeem-headlines-ufc-203-in-cleveland\/\">challenges Stipe Miocic at UFC 203<\/a> in Cleveland, Ohio on September 10.<\/p>\n<p>The former Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 champion says that he will make history when he goes to fight Cleveland&#8217;s UFC  heavyweight champion on his home turf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UFC is the one big one left, and it truly is the biggest one that\u2019s worldwide,\u201d Overeem told Champions during a media session (transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/08\/alistair-overeem-doesnt-consider-fedor-emelianenko-or-fabricio-werdum-as-the-greatest-heavyweight-of-all-time\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cEverywhere I go, I get recognition. I get recognized. UFC truly is the elite, and it is the only one missing. So, the last belt, Sept. 10 w\u2019ere going to get it, and we\u2019re going write history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overeem commented on his lengthy career and states that his resume is full of rich talent that he has beaten over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long career,\u201d Overeem said. \u201cTwenty-two years of training and competing, and we beat Vitor (Belfort), we beat Badr (Hari), we beat Peter (Aerts). We beat all these names. We\u2019ve got six UFC champions. Pretty proud of that, too. Stipe would make a great No. 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut yeah, we\u2019re just focused on work. We\u2019re not really enjoying it. Why would you? Let\u2019s just get this over with, and then we\u2019ll take some time enjoy it after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While many bring up Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum in the talks of the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/roy-nelson-says-there-is-no-mma-heavyweight-goat\/\">heavyweight GOAT<\/a>, Overeem disagrees with the popular candidates but doesn&#8217;t quite pin down who he feels is the greatest. Perhaps he is waiting till after UFC 203 is over to make that statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has his chance to get the UFC heavyweight championship title when he challenges Stipe Miocic at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio on September 10. 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