{"id":203163,"date":"2016-09-05T05:49:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T12:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=203163"},"modified":"2016-09-05T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T12:54:29","slug":"video-ufc-203-miocic-vs-overeem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-203\/video-ufc-203-miocic-vs-overeem\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | UFC 203 Countdown: Miocic vs. Overeem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/2qh4HB_3BSw<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday, the UFC is poised to take over Cleveland, Ohio&#8217;s Quicken Loans Arena with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-203\/finalized-lineup-bout-order-ufc-203\/\">UFC 203<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Cleveland-based champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stipe-miocic\/video-free-fight-stipe-miocic-vs-mark-hunt\/\">Stipe Miocic<\/a> and decorated challenger Alistair Overeem. Miocic is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum at May&#8217;s UFC 198 which earned him the UFC heavyweight title. Meanwhile, Alistair Overeem has won four straight fights, his latest being a second-round TKO victory over former title holder Andrei Arlovski.<\/p>\n<p>Co-headlining honors, meanwhile, will go to former UFC heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/video-free-fight-fabricio-werdum-vs-cain-velasquez\/\">Fabricio Werdum<\/a> and long-time contender Travis Browne. The pair first met at UFC on FOX 11 in 2014, with Werdum earning a unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n<p>The main card will also feature the long-awaited MMA debut of WWE star CM Punk, who will have his hands full with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mickey-gall\/video-flashback-friday-watch-mickey-gall-no-gi-grappling-match\/\">talented 24-year-old Mickey Gall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you&#8217;re on top of this event&#8217;s major storylines by watching the latest episode of the\u00a0UFC Countdown series above.<\/p>\n<p>What are your picks for UFC 203&#8217;s main card? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/2qh4HB_3BSw This Saturday, the UFC is poised to take over Cleveland, Ohio&#8217;s Quicken Loans Arena with UFC 203. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Cleveland-based champion Stipe Miocic and decorated challenger Alistair Overeem. 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