Stipe Miocic remains king of the heavyweights.
Miocic knocked out Alistair Overeem with brutal first-round ground-and-pound to retain the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title in the UFC 203 “Miocic vs. Overeem” headliner (online betting) on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The end came 4:27 into round one, with an unconscious Overeem buried beneath the champion.
It was by no means a blowout. Overeem dropped the Strong Style Fight Team cornerstone with a crushing straight left and threatened with his trusted guillotine. Miocic escaped the choke and returned to his feet, where he found the conditions far more hospitable.