{"id":244791,"date":"2017-07-19T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244791"},"modified":"2017-09-05T23:13:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T06:13:49","slug":"breaking-stipe-miocic-will-defend-heavyweight-championship-ufc-216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cain-velasquez\/breaking-stipe-miocic-will-defend-heavyweight-championship-ufc-216\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING! Stipe Miocic will defend his heavyweight championship at UFC 216"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will attempt to defend his strap for the third time at UFC 216 on October 7 in Las Vegas when he squares off with former division kingpin Cain Velasquez.<\/p>\n<p>The fight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-216-mma-news\/report-stipe-miocic-vs-cain-velasquez-title-fight-targeted-ufc-216\/\">was first reported to be in the works on Monday evening by BJPENN.com&#8217;s Chris Taylor <\/a>and was later confirmed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynchOnSports\">James Lynch <\/a>via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmaoddsbreaker.com\/news\/11999-breaking-stipe-micoic-vs-cain-velasquez-set-for-ufc-216-in-las-vegas\">mmaoddsbreaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am told that the UFC is aiming to have a heavyweight title fight between Stipe Miocic and Cain Velasquez headline <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC216?src=hash\">#UFC216<\/a> this October.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Taylor (@CTaylor_96) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTaylor_96\/status\/887094462018662400\">July 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTaylor_96\">@CTaylor_96<\/a> report yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAOddsBreaker\">@MMAOddsBreaker<\/a> spoke to a source close to the situation today. Fight is happening <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n7QrjnrMbM\">https:\/\/t.co\/n7QrjnrMbM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Lynch (@LynchOnSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynchOnSports\/status\/887836242225889282\">July 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA) was last seen in action at May\u2019s UFC 211 event in Dallas, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over former division title holder Junior dos Santos.<\/p>\n<p>The victory served at Miocic\u2019s fifth in a row, as he had previously scored finishes over Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cain Velasquez (14-2 MMA) has not competed since 2016 at July\u2019s blockbuster UFC 200 event, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over Travis Browne.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Velasquez had his impressive five-fight win streak snapped by Fabricio Werdum at UFC 188 in Mexico City, losing his heavyweight title in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will emerge victorious when Cain Velasquez and Stipe Miocic throw down this October in Las Vegas? 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