Overview

• The former UFC contender stopped late replacement Rakim Cleveland 1:54 into Round 1 to become the promotion’s first heavyweight champion.
• DBX 3 was held Aug. 29 at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami.
• James Cannon knocked out Hector Lombard in 19 seconds in the co-main event.
• Bryan Battle, recently released by the UFC after weight misses, made weight for DBX and finished Derik de Freitas in 56 seconds in his debut.
• After the main event, Rozenstruik faced off with Andrei Arlovski for a title defense the promotion says is likely for DBX 4.