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The Barbarians will face the Czech Republic for the first time this season.The famous invitation club will play in Prague on Nov. 8, three days after facing South Africa in the Killik Cup match at Wembley. The match, one of the biggest in the 90-year rugby history of 34th-ranked nation, is due to be staged at the Marketa Stadium.Robbie Deans will take the squad to Europe for the game before heading to the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast to face Fiji on Nov. 11. The Barbarians players will also hold an outreach session for local children in Prague.Czech Rugby General Secretary Pavel Mysak said: This year is our 90th anniversary and this is our biggest event in years -- itll be one of the highlights of those 90 years. After the success of the World Cup people here are interested in rugby and its important for us to attract more people, particularly children, to the game.We want to show people in the Czech Republic a different sport that has strong values and the Barbarians are an example of that. They have a very high reputation and I know its one of the greatest honours for a player to be selected.Barbarians Honorary Secretary Gordon Brown said: We are looking forward to their first visit to the Czech Republic and playing against the national team in Prague. It should be an enjoyable occasion for a strong squad of Barbarians players, management and officials.The Barbarians will be facing a 20th different international side and we have competed against many developing rugby nations as well as established countries. We are delighted to be able to play a role in raising the profile of the game in the Czech Republic.In the last decade the Barbarians have travelled to play Spain, Belgium, Tunisia and Georgia as well as facing Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, Ireland, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.The Czech Republic won six and drew one of their games in the European Nations Cup this season, missing out on promotion into the competitions second tier by a single point. There are existing links between the teams. The Czech Republics most famous player Jan Machacek appeared twice for the Barbarians against Leicester in 1998, scoring a try in each game.The No.8 played professionally for Newport, Pontypridd and Clermont, as well as spending a season in the Aviva Premiership for Sale Sharks. Jeff Bagwell Jersey . 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Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season. After 22 years of training, and with multiple championships from across the globe, Alistair Overeem is ready to stake claim to the missing jewel in a decorated career: the UFC heavyweight title.I think its the last piece missing to my already-magnificent career, Overeem, 36, told ESPN.com.For that to happen, Overeem (41-14, NC) must defeat Stipe Miocic (15-2) in the main event of UFC 203 on Saturday. Itll take place in Miocics hometown of Cleveland, at Quicken Loans Arena. Like Miocic did in May at UFC 198, beating Fabricio Werdum in front of a raucous Brazilian crowd to capture the belt, Overeem will enter hostile territory in search of the most important 12 pounds of gold in his career.The Reem was in a position similar to Miocic in his last fight, headlining the first UFC card in the Netherlands, his home country. Overeem knocked down Andrei Arlovski with a jump kick and left hand, then finished the fight with some ground-and-pound to secure the second-round TKO victory in front of more than 10,000 screaming Dutch fans. For Overeem, dealing with the stress and pressure was a matter of control.You need to stay focused. You cant be carried away, Overeem said. To me, its all about staying focused, staying calm, staying collected. The focus is to prioritize what is important, and to me that is a UFC title.As for his championship opponent on Saturday, Overeem believes it is all on Miocic to see how he handles the pressures of fighting in front of a home crowd.It can go either way, just depends how he deals with the stress, Overeem said. To me, its all about fighting my fight, and then victory will be mine.This bout is an interesting matchup of strikers with a combined 29 knockouts. Miocic employs a purer boxing style, while Overeem prefers to switch his stances, opening opportunities for his kickboxing. Both fighters are the same height (6-foot-4) and have the same reach (80 inches). Even the odds on the fight are close, with the champion being a slight favorite.The confident challenger was quick and straightforward when asked why he, not Miocic, will be victorious.Because Im a better fighter than Stipe Miocic, Overeem said.Saturdays title fight marks the sixth time Overeem has worked with the Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He credits the high-altitude training and work ethic that the team instills to focus on improving each day. In addition to that, Overeem gets to game plan with one of the brightest strategic minds in the sport, Greg Jackson.I do believe the eenergy in a group is very important.dddddddddddd It either can lift you up or it can put you down. The energy in Jacksons is truly lifting me up, Overeem said.Besides his work with Jackson, as well as coaches Brandon Gibson and Chad Smith, Overeem specifically praised the sparring work he gets with Jon Jones. He called the former UFC light heavyweight champion a great help, and credited Jones for his technical ability and work ethic. Overeem also flies in coaches from Holland and Sweden who round out his training.I definitely am at the best of my abilities now, and a lot of energy and focus went into that, Overeem said. I truly feel that Ive peaked again, and Im very excited for Saturday.Overeem spent a total of 12 weeks in Albuquerque in preparation for the fight, since its announcement at the end of May. He did a pre-camp before doing promotional work in June and July, but has remained there for the final eight weeks. Overeem says hes dedicated his life to this training camp and has stepped things up.This is for the UFC heavyweight championship. It needs to be [like] that, he said. You can hope for a quick victory, but what if the quick victory doesnt come? You got to be ready for everything. I believe we are just that. We are ready for everything.Two years ago at this time, predicting a title run for Overeem wouldve been ambitious at best. He was coming off a first-round knockout loss to Ben Rothwell, the third loss via KO or TKO in a span of four UFC appearances. This downturn in performance came on the heels of a 12-fight unbeaten streak that was capped off by a dominant showing over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141.Now, after four straight victories, including three by knockout or TKO, Overeem is at the precipice of winning the UFC belt.He has held the Strikeforce heavyweight title, as well as the DREAM interim championship during his MMA career. In addition, Overeem was the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix champion. With these accolades, as well as holding victories over six former UFC heavyweight champions, a question of how high The Reem ranks among the best heavyweights of all time is worth debate, provided he wins on Saturday.Thats going to be for the people to decide. Personally, I like the ring of it. Ive always faced top competition in my 22 years, Overeem said. Of course theres been ups and downs; thats the only critique. But I always came back stronger. ' ' '