Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 10, 2016) with its newly-crowned Heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, looking to defend his title for the first time ever in front of a proud hometown crowd against top-ranked contender, Alistair Overeem, in the main event of UFC 203, which takes place inside Quickens Loan Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Miocic took the 265-pound belt off Fabricio Werdum earlier this year with a devastating first round knockout, a result he will surely attempt to replicate against “Demolition Man,” but taking out the decorated former K-1 kickboxing champion won’t be easy.
Not at all.
In addition to the championship clash, the aforementioned Werdum — who remained the No. 1-ranked contender in the division despite the setback — will attempt to earn a rematch at the expense of the No. 7-ranked Travis Browne in UFC 203’s co-main event. Of course, “Miocic vs. Overeem” will also host the professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar, CM Punk, who is eager to silence the critics and cynics when he locks horns with Mickey Gall in a Welterweight scrap.
All that and much, much more!
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 203 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.
Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the televised fisticuffs to share their thoughts on all the exciting action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 203) before you split and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it always turns out to be a great discussion.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after “Miocic vs. Overeem.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 203 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC 203 QUICK RESULTS:
265 lbs.: UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem
265 lbs.: Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne
170 lbs.: CM Punk vs. Mickey Gall
135 lbs.: Urijah Faber vs. Jimmie Rivera
115 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Joanne Calderwood
135 lbs.: Bethe Correia vs. Jessica Eye
145 lbs.: Nik Lentz vs. Michael McBride
265 lbs.: Caio Magalhaes vs. Brad Tavares125 lbs.: Ian McCall vs. Ray Borg170 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Jason Gonzalez — Dober def. Gonzalez by KO (punches) at 1:45 of Round One185 lbs.: Francimar Barroso vs. CB Dollaway
155 lbs.: Yancy Medeiros vs. Sean Spencer — Medeiros def. Spencer by submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:49 of Round Two
UFC 203 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES:
UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem
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Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne
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C.M. Punk vs. Mickey Gall
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Urijah Faber vs. Jimmie Rivera
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Jessica Andrade vs. Joanne Calderwood
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UFC 203 FOX Sports 1 “Prelims” (8 p.m. ET):
Bethe Correia vs. Jessica Eye
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Nik Lentz vs. Michael McBride
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Caio Magalhaes vs. Brad Tavares
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Drew Dober vs. Jason Gonzalez
Round one: Dober lands a left hand early, moving forward. Low kick connects on the taller Gonzalez. Dober staying aggressive, lands a good right hook upstairs. Gonzalez fires a 1-1-2 and Dober shoots. Gonzalez defends on the fence, eats some dirty boxing. One minute in. Dober lands another leg kick. Dober low kick hits groin. Gonzalez takes some time to recover before they continue. Dober uncorks a combination and a right hook jacks Gonzalez’s jaw. As he staggers back, Dober stays on him with a murderous flurry that finally sends him crumbling to the mat.
Final result: Dober def. Gonzalez by KO (punches)
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UFC 203 Fight Pass “Prelims” (6:15 p.m. ET):
Yancy Medeiros vs. Sean Spencer
Round one: Snap kick from Medeiros to start. Once again. Spencer looks for a right to the body. Spencer low kick connects. Spencer just misses with a 3-2 as Medeiros pivots. One minute in. Spencer to the body. Medeiros with another body kick. Pretty tentative, all things considered. Lots of handfighting. Two minutes in. Low leg kick from Medeiros after some blocked Spencer kicks. Hard straight right lands for “Black Magic.” Straight left by Medeiros and a whiffed spinning back fist. Medeiros catches a leg kick and fires a left hand. Two minutes to go.
Spencer low kick. Not many clean connections from either man. Brief clinch, Spencer lands a right. Medeiros lands a head kick and a good knee inside. One minute to go. Medeiros wants a brawl. Spinning back kick by Medeiros. Right hook lands. Spencer looks for punching combinations to end the round. 10-9 Spencer in a close one.
Low kick from Spencer, body kick by Medeiros. BIG head kick from Medeiros drops Spencer and Medeiros locks up a guillotine. Spencer slips out, only for Medeiros to immediately take the back and draw the tap with a rear-naked choke.
Final result: Medeiros def. Spencer by submission (rear-naked choke)
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