Stipe Miocic wants to keep what he worked so tirelessly to attain.

The Strong Style Fight Team rep will defend the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title against Alistair Overeem in the UFC 203 main event (live odds) on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. In the heavyweight-co main event, onetime champion Fabricio Werdum tackles Travis Browne in a three-round rematch. The rest of the five-fight main card features a welterweight battle matching former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Phil Brooks with Mickey Gall, a bantamweight duel pitting Urijah Faber against Jimmie Rivera and a women’s strawweight tilt pairing Jessica Andrade with Joanne Calderwood.

Ahead of UFC 203 “Miocic vs. Overeem,” members of the Sherdog.com staff swallowed their pride and put their reputations on the line with bold predictions:

Standings

Tristen Critchfield (58-31-2)
Jordan Breen (56-33-2)
Mike Fridley (53-36-2)
Brian Knapp (53-36-2)
Mike Sloan (48-41-2)

The Lineup

265: Stipe Miocic (15-2) vs. Alistair Overeem (41-14)
265: Fabricio Werdum (20-6-1) vs. Travis Browne (18-4-1)
170: Phil Brooks (0-0) vs. Mickey Gall (2-0)
135: Urijah Faber (33-9) vs. Jimmie Rivera (19-1)
115: Jessica Andrade (14-5) vs. Joanne Calderwood (11-1)
135: Jessica Eye (11-5) vs. Bethe Correia (9-2)
155: Nik Lentz (26-7-2) vs. Michael McBride (8-1)
185: Caio Magalhaes (9-2) vs. Brad Tavares (13-4)
205: C.B. Dollaway (15-8) vs. Francimar Barroso (18-5)
170: Yancy Medeiros (12-4) vs. Sean Spencer (12-5)
155: Drew Dober (16-7) vs. Jason Gonzalez (10-2)

The Picks

Tristen Critchfield: Overeem, Werdum, Gall, Rivera, Calderwood, Eye, Lentz, Tavares, Dollaway, Spencer, Dober

Jordan Breen: Miocic, Werdum, Gall, Rivera, Calderwood, Eye, Lentz, Tavares, Dollaway, Spencer, Dober

Mike Fridley: Miocic, Werdum, Gall, Faber, Calderwood, Correia, Lentz, Tavares, Dollaway, Medeiros, Dober

Brian Knapp: Miocic, Werdum, Gall, Rivera, Andrade, Eye, Lentz, Tavares, Dollaway, Spencer, Dober

Mike Sloan: Miocic, Werdum, Gall, Rivera, Calderwood, Correia, Lentz, Tavares, Barroso, Spencer, Gonzalez