Íîâîñïå÷åíèé ÷åìï³îí UFC ó âàæê³é âàç³ Ñò³ïå ̳î÷³÷, ÿêèé íåùîäàâíî ïîáèâ Ôàáð³ñ³î Âåðäóìîì, âæå îòðèìàâ ñóïåðíèêà íà íàñòóïíèé á³é.
Çàõèñò ïðîéäå â ð³äíîìó äëÿ ̳î÷³÷³ Êë³âëåíä³ (ÑØÀ) â ðàìêàõ òóðí³ðó UFC 203, ÿêèé â³äáóäåòüñÿ 10 âåðåñíÿ öüîãî ðîêó.
Ñóïåðíèêîì ̳î÷³÷à ñòàíå ³ìåíèòèé ãîëëàíäåöü Àë³ñòàð Îâåð³ì, ÿêèéó ñâîºìó îñòàííüîìó ïîºäèíêó íà UFC Fight Night 87, íîêàóòóâàâ Àíäð³ÿ Îðëîâñüêîãî â äðóãîìó ðàóíä³.
̳î÷³÷ â òðüîõ ñâî¿õ îñòàíí³õ ïîºäèíêàõ â UFC, çäîáóâ òðè ïåðåìîãè, ïðè ó âñ³õ òðüîõ íîêàóòóâàâøè ñâî¿õ ñóïðîòèâíèê³â.