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Alistair Overeem injured, out of planned UFC 160 matchup with Junior dos Santos

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#1 ·
Alistair Overeem injured, out of planned UFC 160 matchup with Junior dos Santos
By staff@mmajunkie.com (MMAjunkie.com Staff)



Once again, Alistair Overeem (36-12 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Junior dos Santos (15-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will not be able to fulfill a planned meeting in the octagon.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with sources close to the event that Overeem has withdrawn from the planned UFC meeting with the former Brazilian champ. The scratch was first reported by MMA Fighting.

UFC 160 takes place May 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

Overeem's name was most recently in the news when Nevada State Athletic Commission officials revealed his blood test following January's UFC 156 event was both clean and also with testosterone levels below a normal range of 250-1,100 nano grams per deciliter (ng/dL). As MMAjunkie.com first reported, Overeem's total testosterone came in at 179 from the test, which was administered the morning after the fight at 8:25 a.m. on Feb. 3.

Dos Santos, of course, had hoped to rebound from his loss to Velasquez at UFC 155 in December. That was his first loss in the UFC and came in his second defense of the heavyweight title after a win over Frank Mir at UFC 146. He had been itching to fight Overeem while he was champion, but now it's unclear whether he'll try and wait out the former Strikeforce champ or instead take another opponent.

Overeem had looked to try to climb back from his first loss since September 2007. The elite kickboxer was supposed to have a shot at Dos Santos' heavyweight title at UFC 146, but failed a pre-fight drug test with elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone levels. The NSAC would not consider licensing him for a period of nine months, which amounted, effectively, to a non-suspension suspension for the Dutch fighter. His return at UFC 156 was supposed to be a top contender's fight for him, with a win securing him a shot at Velasquez. But an unexpected loss to Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva set the former Strikeforce champion back in the pack.

For the latest on UFC 160, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/...lanned-ufc-160-matchup-with-junior-dos-santos
 
#34 ·
*****update*****

JDS vs Overeem is postponed until the summer,

Could co-main July 6 - Ufc 162 (silva v Weidman)

Or

Headline Ufc on fox July 27
 
#37 ·
Exactly, Silva is a big draw with the right opponent..

July 6 is also International Fight Week and the fan expo, that weekend and Superbowl in Vegas are always fights to travel for (sadly I have to skip this years)
 
#36 ·
I really hope Junior fights soon, really wanna see his game now that he's lost and see the improvements he's made. I think he lays a hurting in Overeem and don't even get me started in Mark 'KOed by a Middleweight' Hunt.


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#52 ·
The fact that Hunt was KOed by Melvin and submitted by McCorkle doesn't change the fact that he's just defeated Rothwell, Kongo, and Struve in succession. That's an impressive feat for any heavyweight. JDS went on a similar tear and people were calling for a title shot. You can't deny Hunt his due on the basis of the past. Chael Sonnen has a less than stellar MMA past, and yet he managed to string enough wins together to get two middleweight title shots, coming within inches of defeating Anderson Silva.

Mediocre past. Stellar present. Unpredictable future. If anything, it just shows that a man can better his craft if he decides to actually take it seriously.
 
#54 ·
The fact that Hunt was KOed by Melvin and submitted by McCorkle doesn't change the fact that he's just defeated Rothwell, Kongo, and Struve in succession. That's an impressive feat for any heavyweight. JDS went on a similar tear and people were calling for a title shot. You can't deny Hunt his due on the basis of the past. Chael Sonnen has a less than stellar MMA past, and yet he managed to string enough wins together to get two middleweight title shots, coming within inches of defeating Anderson Silva.

Mediocre past. Stellar present. Unpredictable future. If anything, it just shows that a man can better his craft if he decides to actually take it seriously.
Exactly. Can anyone name a HW in the UFC that has a longer winning streak right now in the UFC(UFC fights only)? I think Hunt right now might have more UFC wins in a row at HW then anyone else right now. I'm talking about current, active winning streaks in the UFC HW division.
 
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