Stipe Miocic made sure that at least one title won’t be leaving Cleveland.
The Ohio-based firefighter survived some early adversity before putting away Alistair Overeem with heavy ground-and-pound 4:27 into the opening round of the UFC 203 headliner (online betting) at Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday night.
While Miocic-Overeem was the official main event, former WWE talent CM Punk’s Octagon debut was the evening’s featured attraction for many observers. The bout itself didn’t provide much of interest statistically, however, as opponent Mickey Gall dispatched his celebrated foe in short order.