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UFC 203 preview: Cleveland hosts Miocic vs. Overeem, CM Punk’s debut

The UFC is making its debut in Cleveland, Ohio in a big way. At the Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday night, heavyweight champion and Cleveland native Stipe Miocic makes his first title defense in front of the hometown crowd at UFC 203.

Miocic was the first man to bring a title to Cleveland in decades, winning the belt roughly a month before the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first NBA championship. Miocic celebrated his UFC title win by riding in the Cavaliers parade and he'll get to walk out at at the Arena before LeBron James and company as well, which is only fitting as the man responsible for ending the curse single-handedly.