UFC 203
| UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 10, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Quicken Loans Arena | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Attendance | 18,875 | |||
| Total gate | $2,600,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 450,000 | |||
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UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 10, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
This was the first UFC event in Cleveland.
The event was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic against 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem.
The professional debut of former professional wrestler and two-time WWE Champion CM 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 against Mickey Gall in a welterweight bout.
Ben Rothwell was expected to face former heavyweight champion Fabrício Werdum at this event. However on August 11, Rothwell pulled out due to injury. A team representative said he may have suffered a torn meniscus and could have an ACL injury. He was replaced by Travis Browne. This was a rematch as Werdum defeated Browne via unanimous decision at UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne in 2014.
A lightweight bout between Erik Koch and Drew Dober was originally booked for UFC 195, but Koch pulled out due to an injury and the bout was scrapped. The fight was later rescheduled for this event, until Koch pulled out again due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jason Gonzalez.
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