Hints had been dropped, rumors had been circulated and fight fans had waited expectantly, but it’s official: Dos Santos will defend his UFC championship for the first time against Alistair Overeem. Will this be the event of the year or just another brawl? It is shaping up to be something special.
UFC 146 Dos Santos v. Overeem will take place on May 26th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas. Let’s check how each fighter got here.
Overeem: Alistair Overeem took out former UFC champ Brock Lesnar with a TKO in the very first round of their UFC 141 fight in December 2011. He has won 12 in a row and is hungry to take out another champion in Dos Santos.
Dos Santos: The champ needed a mere 69 seconds to take the title away from Cain Velasquez. It made the event – the first of its kind on the Fox Network – a dramatic entry onto the national stage for Dos Santos. He is undefeated in UFC brawls and doesn’t seem to be slowing down by any stretch of the imagination.
Both fighters are riding impressive winning streaks. Both fighters are coming off wins that displayed clear domination of worthy adversaries. Something’s got to give in UFC 146, the heavyweight title fight.
Overeem, the Demolition Man, is a bit lighter than the champ and should use this added mobility to his advantage. He has found success most of all with his guillotine choke submission hold. Dos Santos will have to keep that in the back of his mind.
For Junior “El Cigano” Dos Santos, the Brazilian-born fighter is not going to want to give up the title easily after having just secured it. Look for an all-out early assault, the way he took Velasquez down in San Jose last November.
With no other heavyweight title bouts yet to be announced, Dos Santos vs. Overeem is the draw of 2012 so far.
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