| UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 10, 2016 (2016-09-10) | |||
| Venue | Quicken Loans Arena | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Attendance | 18,875[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,600,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 450,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship held on September 10, 2016, at theQuicken Loans Arena inCleveland, Ohio.[3]
This was the first UFC event in Cleveland.[3]
The event was headlined by aUFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (and Cleveland area native)Stipe Miocic against2010 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and formerStrikeforce Heavyweight ChampionAlistair Overeem.[4]
The professional debut of formerprofessional wrestlerCM Punk took place at this event. Punk, who signed with the UFC in December 2014, had a delayed debut due to past injuries from professional wrestling that needed treatment and also due to his need for training time. He made his debut againstMickey Gall in a welterweight bout.[5]
Ben Rothwell was expected to face former heavyweight championFabrício Werdum at this event. However, on August 11, Rothwell pulled out due to injury. A team representative said he may have suffered a tornmeniscus and could have anACL injury.[7] He was replaced byTravis Browne.[8] This was a rematch as Werdum defeated Browne via unanimous decision atUFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne in 2014.[9]
A lightweight bout betweenErik Koch andDrew Dober was originally booked forUFC 195, but Koch pulled out due to an injury and the bout was scrapped.[10] The fight was later rescheduled for this event, until Koch pulled out again due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerJason Gonzalez.[11][12]
Mairbek Taisumov was expected to faceNik Lentz at the event. However, Taisumov was removed from the fight on September 1 for allegedvisa issues and replaced by promotional newcomerMichael McBride.[13]
On September 5, it was announced that the lightweight bout betweenDamir Hadžović and Yusuke Kasuya, slated to open the preliminary portion of the card, was postponed and will now take place at October'sUFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn after Hadžović experienced issues with his travelvisa.[14]
Ray Borg was scheduled to faceIan McCall at the event. However, Borg pulled out of the fight on September 7 citing an illness. With no time to find a suitable replacement, McCall was removed from the card.[15]
Michael McBride missed weight, coming in at 158 lb. As a result, he was fined 20% of his fight purse, which went to his opponent Nik Lentz.[16]
On the day of the event,C.B. Dollaway was forced out of his bout againstFrancimar Barroso due to a back injury he sustained in a malfunctioning elevator at his hotel. As a result, Barroso was also removed from the event.[17]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | def. | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:27 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Travis Browne | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mickey Gall | def. | CM Punk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:14 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Joanne Calderwood | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Bethe Correia | def. | Jessica Eye | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | def. | Caio Magalhães | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (158 lb) | Nik Lentz | def. | Michael McBride | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:17 | |
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | def. | Jason Gonzalez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Yancy Medeiros | def. | Sean Spencer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:49 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[19]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $3,056,000.[20]
^Michael McBride was fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Nik Lentz. That money was issued to Lentz, an OAC official confirmed.
