UFC 203 Results: Miocic vs. Overeem

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem took place on September 10, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Stipe Miocic survived an early knockdown and guillotine attempt before knocking out Alistair Overeem in the first round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship. Fabricio Werdum defeated Travis Browne, Mickey Gall submitted CM Punk in Punk’s MMA debut, and Jimmie Rivera outpointed Urijah Faber.

Event video: CM Punk versus Mickey Gall.

Miocic survives danger and finishes Overeem at home

Overeem dropped Miocic with a left hand and immediately attacked a guillotine choke. Miocic escaped, returned to his feet, and steadily forced Overeem backward with pressure.

Late in the round, Miocic caught a kick and took Overeem down. Heavy punches from top position knocked the challenger out at 4:27. The victory was Miocic’s first successful heavyweight title defense and came in front of his hometown crowd.

Werdum wins the Browne rematch

Fabricio Werdum controlled Travis Browne with kicks, movement, and varied striking over three rounds. All three judges favored Werdum, giving him a second victory over Browne.

Gall quickly submits CM Punk

Former professional wrestler CM Punk made his professional MMA debut against Mickey Gall. Gall immediately secured a takedown, controlled from the top, took Punk’s back, and finished a rear-naked choke at 2:14 of round one.

Rivera and Andrade make divisional statements

Jimmie Rivera defeated Urijah Faber by unanimous decision, winning every round on all three scorecards. Jessica Andrade submitted Joanne Calderwood with a guillotine choke at 4:38 of round one, continuing her rise at strawweight.

Bethe Correia edged Jessica Eye by split decision, Brad Tavares defeated Caio Magalhães, Nik Lentz stopped Michael McBride in a 158-pound catchweight bout, Drew Dober knocked out Jason Gonzalez, and Yancy Medeiros submitted Sean Spencer.

Complete UFC 203 results

• Stipe Miocic def. Alistair Overeem — KO (punches); round 1, 4:27. Miocic retained the UFC heavyweight championship.
• Fabricio Werdum def. Travis Browne — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Mickey Gall def. CM Punk — submission (rear-naked choke); round 1, 2:14.
• Jimmie Rivera def. Urijah Faber — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Jessica Andrade def. Joanne Calderwood — submission (guillotine choke); round 1, 4:38.
• Bethe Correia def. Jessica Eye — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Brad Tavares def. Caio Magalhães — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Nik Lentz def. Michael McBride — TKO (punches); round 2, 4:17. Catchweight: 158 pounds.
• Drew Dober def. Jason Gonzalez — KO (punches); round 1, 1:45.
• Yancy Medeiros def. Sean Spencer — submission (rear-naked choke); round 2, 0:49.

UFC 203 gave Miocic a successful hometown title defense and also hosted one of the most unusual UFC debuts of the era in CM Punk’s first professional MMA fight.

Sources

UFC: complete UFC 203 results; Sherdog: UFC 203 event record.

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