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Matt Brown Renews Contract With UFC For Eight More Fights

For 35-year-old Matt Brown, the UFC is where he wants to be.

Despite suffering three losses in his last four fights, Brown (20-14) has signed a new eight-fight contract with the promotion. News of the signing was first reported by FOXSports.

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For 35-year-old Matt Brown, the UFC is where he wants to be.

Despite suffering three losses in his last four fights, Brown (20-14) has signed a new eight-fight contract with the promotion. News of the signing was first reported by FOXSports.

Brown is coming off a submission loss to Demian Maia in Brazil following a submission win last July over Tim Means. Prior to that, he suffered back-to-back decision losses to Johny Hendricks and current UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.

An Ohio native, Brown’s next fight is likely to take place in September when the Octagon debuts in Cleveland for UFC 203. Fellow Ohioan Stipe Miocic defends his heavyweight title against Alistair Overeem on that card.

Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem Headlines UFC Cleveland

It looks like newly-crowned UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic isn’t going to have to wait long for his his next opponent, and the fight will go down in a place close to home as well. News just arrived from that Miocic will take on surging contender Alistair Overeem in the main event of September 10’s

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It looks like newly-crowned UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic isn’t going to have to wait long for his his next opponent, and the fight will go down in a place close to home as well.

News just arrived from that Miocic will take on surging contender Alistair Overeem in the main event of September 10’s UFC 203 pay-per-view (PPV) event from his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news on Twitter tonight:

Miocic famously knocked out former champion Fabricio Werdum to rip the belt from “Vai Cavalo” in his native country of Brazil, and after he brought a title home to Cleveland, he’ll now try to defend his championship in the reverse scenario.

He’ll have his hands full with the bulldozing former DREAM, Strikeforce, and K-1 Grand Prix champion Overeem, who has knocked out downed four straight opponents including former champions Junior dos Santos and Andrei Arlovski by knockout, the latter of which he just stopped with a jaw-dropping jump kick in the lead bout of May 8’s UFC Rotterdam.

It’s a battle of elite-level strikers that could produce some massive fireworks on the feet. Who is your pick to emerge with the notoriously hard-to-defend UFC heavyweight belt?

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Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem For Heavyweight Title Headlines UFC 203 In Cleveland

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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.

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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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