Before Gegard Mousasi and Ronald Souza settle their differences inside the Octagon Friday night, surging heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Ben Rothwell will let the leather fly.
Now while somebody on the outside looking in would peg this divisional matchup as a feeding for Overeem’s lion-like appetite, Rothwell is the last guy you want to overlook.
With some of the heaviest hands in the weight class, the 32-year-old is always one punch away from pulling off the impossible, especially against a guy like Overeem who has been finished in two of his last three fights.
With that said, in a matchup that could produce the next heavyweight contender on the doorstep of the division’s Top 5, here is a head-to-toe breakdown for Friday’s titanic collision.