See you @TheQArena, Cleveland!!!!!! #UFC203 pic.twitter.com/OsnXP5mpvB
— #UFCVegas (@ufc) May 26, 2016
Stipe Miocic will get his wish, as the Ohio native defends his UFC heavyweight title this September against Alistair Overeem at UFC 203 in his hometown.
The bout will take place inside the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on September 10. Miocic made the announcement while attending Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Cleveland on Wednesday night.
Miocic won the UFC heavyweight title recently when he finished Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 with strikes. Meanwhile, Alistir Overeem is a former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 champion and has won his last four fights in a row inside the Octagon.
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