UFC 141 is set to take place on Friday, December 30. The main event of the evening will feature a heavyweight scrap between former UFC champion Brock Lesnar and former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 Grand Prix champion Alistair Overeem.
Lesnar has not fought since losing the heavyweight crown to Cain Velasquez in October last year. Following that first-round TKO loss, Lesnar was selected to coach on season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Junior dos Santos. Lesnar completed his stint as coach on the reality show, but was unable to compete in the coaches’ fight after enduring his second bout with diverticulitis.
The illness forced Lesnar to undergo surgery and he has been on the shelf since that time. The former champ recently spoke to Heavy.com about the results of that surgery.
“I feel the greatest I’ve felt in a long time,” Lesnar said. “I’ve actually just sat and pondered about how good I feel and how fortunate I am just to be back here.”
For his part, Overeem has only been slightly more active than Lesnar as of late, fighting once in December 2010 and once in June 2011. The December bout against Todd Duffee ended in a stunningly fast 19 seconds, while his June bout was a unanimous decision win over Fabricio Werdum.
The winner of Friday’s fight will face Junior dos Santos, who is recovering from knee surgery, for the UFC heavyweight crown at some point in the future.
The weigh-in for UFC 141 will begin at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT and Bleacher Report will deliver updates as the fighters step on the scale.
Full fight card
Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz
Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Jim Hettes vs. Nam Phan
Junior Assuncao vs. Ross Pearson
Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Njokuani
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
Efrain Escudero vs. Jacob Volkmann
Luis Ramos vs. Matt Riddle
Manny Gamburyan vs. Diego Nunes
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