Stevan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic Agreed as Main Event for UFC Return to England

[Stoo]

The [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] now has a main event and it's a heavyweight showdown. The tallest fighter in the UFC, Stefan Struve, meets Ohio born heavy hitter Stipe Miocic in a five-round bout that will [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
Sources close to the fight confirmed to MMAWeekly.com that verbal agreements are in place for the heavyweight main event. The news was initially reported by ESPN in the United Kingdom on Friday.
Originally slated to face Mark Hunt at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] last month, Stefan Struve instead faced power puncher Lavar Johnson on the all-heavyweight main card. Struve made short work of Johnson, putting him away by armbar in the first round.
Also on that same card, Miocic made his third appearance in the UFC with equal success. He stopped former Strikeforce standout Shane Del Rosario with strikes in the second round.
Now both Struve and Miocic look to make a statement in the heavyweight division as they face off in the bout expected to headline the UFC's return to England, tentatively scheduled as [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] on Sept. 29.

[Rob_Floyd]

It's a very good fight. Strive has good standup, albeit with a very questionable chin, and a guard game that surpasses the majority of heavyweights he is likely to face, outside of the Brazilians. That isn't to say that he is hopeless when the fight in on the feet, as he is offensively very sounds, and very able to knock out his opponent at any time. The only remaining question is his chin.

Stipe has very porous defence on the feet, but he appears to have a pretty solid chin. Therefore, he is able to take more risks on the feet. I would give Stipe the advantage on the feet, but not really by that much. Struve is pretty sound offensively when in comes to striking, but he has always shown a willingness to take unnecessary punishment, and he really doesn't have the chin to take such risks.

It's a toss up, in my eyes. I give Stipe the advantage on the feet, though by not a huge margin, and Struve the advantage on the ground.

[boxingwizard]

I don't think Stipe has all that great of a chin from what I saw in the Del Rosario fight. Stipe was clearly rocked at times and looked like he would've been dropped had a couple more punches landed in those exchanges. He didn't go down though, so credit to him for that. When he gets dropped or KO'd, don't be shocked. Don't know if Struve is the guy to do it though. I'm going to do a little research on some Struve fights before I make a decision on who I pick to win.

[AJAX]

Good fight to 2 guys on good winning streaks. I still think Struve has a lot of potential given a good coach who can help him fight like a guy who is 7 feet tall and 5 feet tall. With his ground game and size he can be a prob for anybody.

[Woodworm]

It's actually a good fight but neither one of these guys are main event fighters. Even the winner of this is still at least 2 fights away from a title shot. The UFC just take the British fans for granted these days.

[Ne5ville14]

I can't believe all the BS I can read from time to time...

And this is the main reason why I said that in the UFC HW division ranking a irrelevant... !

I'm pretty sure from the POV of anybody here Nelson is getting a title before Struve...

[AJAX]

I wouldn't mind seeing Nelson vs Hunt for that matter.

[Stoo]

Nelson v Hunt on the card would make this lacklustre main event (although a good match up) a little more palatable

[Ne5ville14]

....That's not the point Ajax...

I know Struve doesn't have the best chin, but he has been in the UFC forever and right now there is nobody that deserve more a title shot then him (and Hunt...:P)

Struve has more fight in the UFC then Cain has of MMA fight, the only difference being is that Struve isn't being pushed for a title shot !!

[Stoo]

I just realised that the article I posted cant even get the headliners name right

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[AJAX]

Originally Posted by Ne5ville14

....That's not the point Ajax...

I know Struve doesn't have the best chin, but he has been in the UFC forever and right now there is nobody that deserve more a title shot then him (and Hunt...:P)

Struve has more fight in the UFC then Cain has of MMA fight, the only difference being is that Struve isn't being pushed for a title shot !!

I didn't think Struves chin is that bad considering he's taking alot of shots in some of his fights. Anyway Struve prob doesn't want a title fight right away anyhow, he's only a few fights removed from being ko'd by nelson and of course dos already ko'd him as well and he also has a loss to McCorkle. He's still only 24 and has stated he's not asking for a title shot quite yet.

Cain looked dominate in most of his fights and was clearly at titleshot level.

[achillesthegreat]

Saw it but I felt like its another non significant fight card in the UK. Makes sense for them, cheap employees on the show rather than PPV fighters who command big money.

At least give us Bisping

[Stoo]

No Bisping fella, if we are lucky we'll get Hardy...

[Haggis McJackass]

Originally Posted by Ne5ville14

....That's not the point Ajax...

I know Struve doesn't have the best chin, but he has been in the UFC forever and right now there is nobody that deserve more a title shot then him (and Hunt...:P)

Struve has more fight in the UFC then Cain has of MMA fight, the only difference being is that Struve isn't being pushed for a title shot !!

Another difference that you know damned well but fail to mention is that Struve has first-round KO losses to Roy Nelson and Travis Browne, as well as to Cigano.

And he has never looked as dominant as Cain has. Most of his fights tend to be blood and guts wars, as opposed to Cain's usually one-sided affairs.

[One Punch KO]

Great fight, but a shocking main event.