He broke up what was thought to be a logjam atop the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division, the title spending the better part of six years resting on the shoulders of three men: Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum. Whether or not Stipe Miocic can avoid the fate of his predecessors remains to be seen.
Miocic will defend the heavyweight crown for the first time when he collides with former Strikeforce and Dream champion Alistair Overeem in the UFC 203 main event on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.