At UFC 203, on Sept. 10, 2016, Stipe Miocic battled then top heavyweight Alistair Overeem in the main event of the card. That night Miocic successfully defended his title for the first time in front of his home crowd of Cleveland, Ohio by knocking out Overeem in the first round.
Eight months later, Miocic is scheduled to defend his belt in a rematch with Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC 211. This event is set to take place on May 13 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.