UFC champ Miocic survives knockdown, comes back to win by KOCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Stipe Miocic wouldn't let his hometown down. Dropped by an early punch, Miocic recovered and knocked out Alistair Overeem at 4:27 of the first round to conclude UFC 203 on Saturday night in front of more than 20,000 delirious fans. Overeem pounced on Miocic, a Cleveland fire fighter, and put him in a guillotine hold as he tried to choke him out. But the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Miocic, urged by the crowd chanting "Stee-pay, Stee-pay," escaped the hold and quickly pressed the action. When the fight was stopped, Miocic climbed on top of the octagon's chained fencing and straddled the cage in triumph.

Source: The China Post September 11, 2016 16:30 UTC